| 词条 | Papilio palinurus | |
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| image = Emerald Swallowtail.jpg | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Arthropoda | classis = Insecta | ordo = Lepidoptera | familia = Papilionidae | genus = Papilio | species = P. palinurus | binomial = Papilio palinurus | binomial_authority = Fabricius, 1787 }} Papilio palinurus, the emerald swallowtail, emerald peacock or green-banded peacock, is a butterfly of the genus Papilio belonging to the family Papilionidae. It is native to Southeast Asia, but is regularly kept in butterfly houses around the world. SubspeciesThere are several subspecies (from Burma, Borneo, Indonesia, Nias and the Philippines).
EtymologyThe genus name Papilio comes from the Latin word papilio meaning butterfly. The species name palinurus derives from Palinurus, the name of the pilot of Aeneas's boat in Virgil's Aeneid. DescriptionPapilio palinurus has a wingspan reaching about {{convert|8|-|10|cm}}. The dorsal sides of the wings are covered by a powder of green scales and the background vary from dark greenish to black, with broad bright emerald green metallic bands. The undersides are black with orange, white and blue spots along the edges of hindwings, that show extended tails at the end. The flight of these butterflies is swift and quite fast. Caterpillars feed on plants of genus Euodia belonging to the Rutaceae, commonly known as the rue or citrus family. Green by structural coloration{{main|structural coloration}}The iridescent green sheen of the bands of this butterfly is not produced by pigments, but is structural coloration produced by the microstructure of the wing scales. They refract the light and give rise to blue and yellow visible reflections, producing the perception of green color when additively mixed.[2][3][4] DistributionThis species can be found primarily in Southeast Asia, particularly in Burma - Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Indonesia (Simeulue, Island of Nias), Philippines (Basilan, Palawan, Balabac, Cuyo, Busuanga and Dumaran). HabitatPapilio palinurus lives in Asian primary forests. GalleryReferences1. ^{{cite journal|last=Späth|first=Manfred|title=Zwei neue Taxa der Gattung Papilio Linnaeus 1758 aus Indonesia (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)|journal=Entomologische Zeitschrift|year=1992|volume=102|issue=16|pages=289–304}} 2. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.nature.com/scientificamerican/journal/v306/n5/full/scientificamerican0512-74.html | title=Scientific American | work=Nature's Color Tricks | date=May 2012 | accessdate=April 23, 2012 | author=Ball, Philip |volume=306 | pages=74–79 |doi=10.1038/scientificamerican0512-74}} 3. ^Crne, Matija; Vivek Sharma, John Blair, Jung Ok Park, Christopher J. Summers and Mohan Srinivasarao - Biomimicry of optical microstructures of Papilio palinurus - EPL -Volume 93, Number 1, January 2011 4. ^Vukusic, P.; Sambles, J.R.; & Lawrence, C.R. (2000). Structural colour: Colour mixing in wing scales of a butterfly. Nature 404:457. Other reading
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