Sericinus montela
| Dragon Swallowtail | |
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| Sericinus montela. Male at the Great Wall near Beijing | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Sericinus |
| Species: | S. montela |
| Binomial name | |
| Sericinus montela Gray, 1852 | |
The Dragon Swallowtail, Sericinus montela, is a member of the subfamily Parnassiinae of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family. It is found in the Russian Far East, Korea, China and Japan.
Images
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Male.Museum specimen from China.
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nominate ssp. Female China
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nominate ssp.Male China
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ssp. amurensis Female Amur
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ssp. amurensis Male Amur
References
- Ackery, P.R., 1975. A guide to the genera and species of Parnassiinae (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. Ent. 31: 71-105, plates 1-15.
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