Papilio brevicauda
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Papilio brevicauda is a butterfly ( butterfly ) from the family of the swallowtail butterfly (Papilionidae).
description
butterfly
The wingspan of the moth is 57 to 73 millimeters. All wings have a black basic color. On the upper side of the wings there is a double row of yellow spots, which sometimes change into orange tones and the inner row of which is formed from much larger spots. The hind wings show a bluish row of spots between the yellow spots as well as a reddish, black seeded eye spot. Typical of the species are the short tails, which gave the species the name Short-tailed Swallowtail in English usage , which distinguishes it from other, otherwise drawing-like species and makes it practically unmistakable. The underside of the hind wings shows all the features of the upper side in the same places, but the spots of the rows are mostly filled with orange.
egg
The spherical eggs are cream-colored and have a red-brown ring on the top. They are deposited individually on the leaves of a food plant.
Caterpillar
Younger caterpillars have a brownish color and are provided with some cream-colored spots. They try to protect themselves from predators through this mimicry of bird droppings . Fully grown caterpillars are yellow-green to strong green in color and have several black horizontal stripes with several yellow dots.
Doll
The color of the belt doll is variable in all shades between green and black, depending on the region of occurrence.
Similar species
With regard to the drawing elements on the wings, Papilio polyxenes is a similar species, but differs in the longer tails on the hind wings and predominantly colonizes eastern, central and southern areas of the USA .
distribution and habitat
Papilio brevicauda occurs only in a few eastern Canadian provinces. The species prefers to live in coastal areas, open landscapes and occasionally in gardens.
Way of life
The moths fly in one generation per year in June and July. They like to visit different flowers to take in nectar or take in liquids and minerals in damp places on the earth. The caterpillars feed on the leaves of various umbellifers (Apiaceae), especially Ligusticum scothicum . Other food plants include Coelopleurum lucidum , Heracleum lanatum , Angelica atropurpurea , parsnip ( Pastinaca sativa ), Conioselinum chinense , carrots ( Daucus carota subsp. Sativus ), parsley ( Petroselinum crispum ) and celery ( Apium graveolens ). The pupa hibernates.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are distinguished:
- Papilio brevicauda brevicauda Saunders, 1869; Newfoundland , Labrador and Anticosti
- Papilio brevicauda bretonensis McDunnough, 1939; Cape Breton Island , New Brunswick
- Papilio brevicauda gaspeensis McDunnough, 1934; Quebec
swell
Individual evidence
- ↑ Butterflies of Canada http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/butterflies/species/Short-tailedSwallowtail_e.php
- ↑ a b c d James A. Scott: The Butterflies of North America: A Natural History and Field Guide. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1986, ISBN 0-8047-2013-4 , pp. 174/175
- ↑ Distribution http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/papilionidae/papilioninae/papilio/index.html#anchisiades
- ↑ Subspecies in "Butterflies of America" http://butterfliesofamerica.com/t/Papilio_brevicauda_a.htm
literature
- James A. Scott: The Butterflies of North America , Stanford University Press, Stanford CA., 1992, ISBN 0-8047-2013-4 , pp. 174/175
Web links
- eol - Encyclopedia of Life