Bhutanitis thaidina, Chinese three tailed swallowtail Description
Bhutanitis thaidina (Blanchard, 1871) Shaanxi province, China
Date January 2007
Source Robert Nash, Curator of entomology, Ulster Museum (via email) en:user:Notafly
Author Robert Nash, robert.nash at magni.org.uk
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bhutanitis_thaidina_ulster.jpg
Bhutanitis thaidina, commonly known as the Chinese Three-tailed Swallowtail, is a rare species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. The butterfly is found in Tibet and China. The larva feeds on Aristolochia Aristolochia moupinensis. Order: Lepidoptera, Family: Papilionidae, Genus: Bhutanitis, Species: Bhutanitis thaidina (Blanchard, 1871), Synonyms: Armandia thaidina.