Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Papilionidae > Papilioninae > Papilionini > Papilio
Papilio bootes Westwood, 1842 – Tailed Redbreast
Subspecies in India:
(1) Papilio bootes bootes Westwood, 1842 – Khasi Tailed Redbreast
(2) Papilio bootes janaka Moore, 1857 – Himalayan Tailed Redbreast
(3) Papilio bootes mixta Tytler, 1915 – Naga Tailed Redbreast
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
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- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- References
Papilio bootes janaka – Himalayan Tailed Redbreast
Papilio bootes mixta – Naga Tailed Redbreast
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.References:
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Papilionidae > Papilioninae > Papilionini > Papilio
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2019. Papilio bootes Westwood, 1842 – Tailed Redbreast. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.66. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/1024/Papilio-bootes
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