Bali Impressions-Animals in and around your
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Common
Birdwing-Troides helena-Papilioninae |
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Native South East Asia
Wingspan 12-15 cm |
Males
Upperside of forewings are rich velvety black with
adnervular pale streaks on either side of the veins
beyond the cell. The rest of the wing rich silky yellow;
the veins prominently but narrowly black.
Hindwing: dorsal margin broadly black, with an edging of
long soft black hairs.
Females
Upper and under sides of the female is similar to those
in the male, but with the following differences:
Fore wing: the adnervular pale streaks broader and more
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Caterpillar feed on: |
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Aristolochia indica |
Aristolochia fordiana |
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Aristolochia tagala |
Citrus species |
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