Losaria rhodifer explained

Losaria rhodifer, the Andaman clubtail, is a rare species of the swallowtail family, Papilionidae, native to India. The butterfly belongs to the genus Losaria, or the clubtails, as they are commonly known.

Distribution^[1]

The butterfly is endemic and restricted to the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal.

Description

Male differs from Losaria coon as follows:^[2]

Status

It has been described as not rare but much work needs to be done to clarify its exact status and distribution. It is not listed as threatened.^[3]

Taxonomy

There are no subspecies.

See also

• Papilionidae
• List of butterflies of India
• List of butterflies of India (Papilionidae)

Cited references

1. Rushbrooke (ZSL). Martha. Moonen. Jan. Kunte. Krushnamegh. Kehimkar. Isaac. Jangid. Ashish. 2019-01-11. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Losaria rhodifer. 2021-05-20. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 10.2305/iucn.uk.2020-2.rlts.t121974900a170538804.en.
2. Book: Charles Thomas Bingham

   . Bingham . C.T. . Charles Thomas Bingham . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma . II . 1st . . London . 1907 .

3. Book: Collins . N. Mark . Morris . Michael G. . Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book . 1985 . . Gland & Cambridge . 978-2-88032-603-6 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.

References

• Book: William Harry Evans

. Evans . W.H. . William Harry Evans . The Identification of Indian Butterflies . 2nd . Mumbai, India . . 1932 .

• Book: Haribal, Meena . The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History . Gangtok, Sikkim, India . Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation . 1992 .
• Book: Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander . Mark Alexander Wynter-Blyth

. Mark Alexander Wynter-Blyth . Butterflies of the Indian Region . 1957 . Bombay, India . . 978-8170192329 .

• K. Veenakumari & Prashanth Mohanraj, 1994 "Life history of Pachliopta rhodifer (Papilionidae: Troidini)" Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 1994 Volume 48:111-120 pdf