Parantica swinhoei
| Parantica swinhoei | |
|---|---|
| Underside | |
| Upperside | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Parantica |
| Species: | P. swinhoei
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| Binomial name | |
| Parantica swinhoei (Moore, 1883)
| |
Parantica swinhoei, also known as the Swinhoe's chocolate tiger is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found from North-east India to Taiwan. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1883.[1]
Description
This species differs from Parantica melaneus by its shorter and more triangular forewing and shorter hindwing. The markings are darker blue and are smaller and narrower than melaneus. The underside of the hindwing is chestnut red in colour.[2]
Subspecies
There are two subspecies[1]-
- Parantica swinhoei swinhoei (Moore, 1883) - Taiwan
- Parantica swinhoei szechuana (Fruhstorfer, 1899) - Northeast India, China[3]
References
- ^ a b "Parantica". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
- ^ Zoological Society of London (1883). Proceedings of the general meetings for scientific business of the Zoological Society of London. London Natural History Museum Library. London : Zoological Society of London.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ^ Berliner Entomologischer Verein (1857). Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift. Smithsonian Libraries. Berlin : Berliner Entomologischer Verein.
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