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Southern Chinese Peacock

Papilio dialis

Classification

Class
Insecta

Papilio dialis, the southern Chinese peacock, is a species of swallowtail butterfly, native to China (including Hainan), Taiwan and Burma Description Body black, above dusted with metallic scales. Upper surface of the wings dusted with green, hindwing with blue tinge in the costal region, but without metallic patch, at the anal angle a red ring; the tail is absent, or is stunted, or as long and broad as in Papilio bianor, with all the intermediate stages. The under surface similar to that of bianor, but the forewing always less extended dark than in the respective form of bianor from the…

Distribution

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