Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Papilionidae > Papilioninae > Troidini > Byasa
Byasa plutonius (Oberthür, 1876) – Pink-spotted Windmill
Subspecies in India:
(1) Byasa plutonius pembertoni Moore, [1903] – Himalayan Pink-spotted Windmill. pembertoni has previously been treated as a subspecies of Atrophaneura alcinous (Klug, 1836) – Chinese Windmill.
The subspecies pembertoni is legally protected in India under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
The subspecies pembertoni is legally protected in India under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.- Photo Gallery
- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- References
Byasa plutonius pembertoni – Himalayan Pink-spotted Windmill
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
The subspecies pembertoni is legally protected in India under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
The subspecies pembertoni is legally protected in India under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.References:
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Papilionidae > Papilioninae > Troidini > Byasa
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Anonymous. 2019. Byasa plutonius (Oberthür, 1876) – Pink-spotted Windmill. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.66. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/3198/Byasa-plutonius
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