词条 | Papilio indra |
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| name = Indra swallowtail | image = Grand Canyon Swallowtail.jpg | image_caption = Grand Canyon swallowtail (P. i. kaibabensis) female | status = | taxon = Papilio indra | authority = Reakirt, 1866 | range_map = | synonyms = }} Papilio indra, the Indra swallowtail, short-tailed black swallowtail, or cliff swallowtail, is a western North American butterfly in the family Papilionidae. DescriptionThe Indra swallowtail is a black swallowtail similar in coloration to the black swallowtail and the short-tailed swallowtail. It has very short tails and has dark blue crescents on the topside of the hindwing.[1] HabitatThis butterfly may be found in rugged, arid, or mountainous countrysides.[1][3] FlightThe Indra swallowtail has one brood per year and is on the wing in spring in southern or lower altitudes but early summer in northern or higher altitudes.[1] SubspeciesListed alphabetically:[2] There is an as-yet unnamed subspecies that has been referred to as bonnevillensis by some and as the "Utah-West Desert segregate" by others.
Food plantsParsley family.[3]References{{Commons}}{{Wikispecies}}1. ^1 2 Jim P. Brock and Kenn Kaufman (2003). Butterflies of North America. Houghton Mifflin, New York, NY. {{ISBN|0-618-15312-8}} 2. ^Papilio, funet.fi 3. ^1 Indra Swallowtail, Butterflies of Canada.
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