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Common Batwing

Atrophaneura varuna

Classification

Class
Insecta

Atrophaneura astorion varuna, the common batwing, is a butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia that belongs to the swallowtail family, and more specifically, the batwings group of Atrophaneura, comprising tailless black swallowtail butterflies. Range Eastern Nepal, northern India (from Kumaon to Sikkim), Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, northern Laos, northern Vietnam, possibly China (Hainan). Status The butterfly is not rare across most of its range.

Distribution

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