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Butterfly populations are a very good indicator of the health of an area's ecosystem !!
Also known as the Asian Swallowtail.
Also known as the Asian Swallowtail.
Papilio iowii are widely distributed in S.E. Asia, and have 13 known subspecies.
They are sexually dimorphic (both sexes have distinctly differenent appearamces.)
The females are polymorphic whith mimetic forms, which means that there are also variations in the way individual females look.
(There are 26 morphs of the females.)
Papilio iowi have two very pronounced tails.
** A reliable identification difference between Papilio iowii and Papilio memnon is that Papilio memnon is tailless, whereas Papilio iowii has very pronounced, notable tails.
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Diet: caterpillars feed on plants in the Citrus family
Diet: adults take nectar from various flowers.
Avg. Wingspan: 10.7 – 12.6 cm / 4.2 – 5.0 "
Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta, Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
The single biggest threat to butterfly survival is habitat destruction!!
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