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Graphium antiphates
This is a Five-Bar Swordtail that i found near the river. The wingspan of this butterfly is about 60 mm. This one seems to have lost the tail in its wings.
The fore wings are white. There are six black stripes on wing. The margin is black. Nearby the body and around the largest black strip there is a greenish area. The underside is a copy of upside, but the greenish areas are darker.
The hind wings are white and have very long tails. The margin is ridged and black. Some black spots from underside show through the wing. In back there is an isolate black spot. The underside is very colourful. Nearby the body the wing is green with black stripes and spots. The rest of wing is yellowish and contain a chain of orange spots an some little black spots. At the margin there are some black spots.
- Spotted near the river. Usually it can be found in primary rainforest.
- This butterfly is from the family Papilionidae. Thanks to Daniele Pralong for the ID.
* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Arthropoda
* Class: Insecta
* Order: Lepidoptera
* Family: Papilionidae
* Genus: Graphium
* Species: G. antiphates
Thanks Daniele for the ID.
I don't know that this one have a tails. Thanks for the info...
Spotted on Jun 22, 2014
Submitted on Jun 22, 2014
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