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Bhutanitis is a genus of swallowtail butterflies that contains four species.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyPapilionidae
Observations recorded670

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
11
Family
Papilionidae
Collections
USNM, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS (UAM), RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, NHMUK
Recorded in
India, Thailand, Bhutan, China

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Zerynthiini
Image
BhutliddCRW 4351.jpg
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Commons category
Bhutanitis
topic's main category
Category:Bhutanitis
taxon name
Bhutanitis
taxon rank
genus
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Distribution
  • Taxonomy
  • Species
  • References
  • External links

Bhutanitis is a genus of swallowtail butterflies that contains four species.

==Distribution== The genus reaches its peak diversity in south-western China, particularly Yunnan and Sichuan (Chou, 2000), and adjacent Bhutan. Bhutanitis lidderdali is the most widespread species, occurring in China, Bhutan, India and Myanmmar (Chou, 2000); it is however locally extinct in Thailand due to habitat destruction. Larval host plants known to date are all Aristolochiaceae.

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