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Andaman Clubtail

Losaria rhodifer

Classification

Class
Insecta

Losaria rhodifer, the Andaman clubtail, is a rare species of the swallowtail family, Papilionidae, native to India. Distribution The butterfly is endemic and restricted to the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal. Description Male differs from Losaria coon as follows: Ground-colour a rich velvety-black, much darker than in doubledayi; on the fore wing the pale streaks extend only into the apex of the cell.

Distribution

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