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Have added redirect pages for Princeps - > Papilio . Need to check the latest in Papilionid taxonomy and decide what stands, also author names may be needed here. Shyamal03:11, 30 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Suggests that Princeps group and the Main Papilio group are distinct enough ! Although the current following seems to be for a lumping of the genera into Papilio. Shyamal17:32, 30 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Checked from Krushnamegh. Says the consensus is for Papilio. Ouch! Will probably have to shift over once our other priority work is done. Sigh!!!16:43, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
//unfortunately, the valley in Sikkim on northern slope of Himalaya from where this species is known, had been occupied by the Chinese long time ago. :( I never heard about its populations on southern slopes of Himalaya, including Bhutan. Please verify.Anton//
The page is being retained on semantic ;-) grounds.
//BTW, can anybody say, has it been ever found in Sikkim? Some scholars consider augustus as separate species. Anton//
Some references have been added by Dr Chichvarkin.
The contributor is Anton Chichvarkhin, PhD.Lab. of Molecular Systematics,
Institute of Biology and Soil Science, 100-letiya Vladivostoka, 159,Vladivostok 690022, Russia
<anton@biochemika.ru>
Realised P.paris and P.p.tamilana cannot be counted as two different taxon. Probably have to combine their wikis in the future (regretfully). My species count is down to 70 Papilioninae and 14 Parnassinae ie total 84 species of Papilionids only. Grrr AshLin13:18, 9 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
4 images from Arif Siddiqui. I've been fighting to figure out which is which for lots of time now. Finally i've come to some conclusions. Need them verified though.
First here is my homemade key to peacocks. based completely on the upperside hind wing. Cat say i fid this key useful
1.a. Green lines joining blue patch to tornal occellus
2.a. sub terminal red lunules present - P.krishna
2.b. sub terminal red lunules absent
3.a. blue patch confined to costa - P.paris
3.b. blue patch large and present on a large portion ofthe HW - P.p. tamilana
1.b. No green lines joining blue patch to tornal occellus
2.a. green wavy line above the tornal occulus - P.arcturus(Blue)
2.b. no green wavy line above the tornal occulus - P.polyctor(Common)
Here is Bingham's key
Paris group
a. Fore wing underside : subterminal greyish-white hand sharply defined, narrow, of even width throughout P. krishna
b. Fore wing underside: subterminal greyish-white band not sharply defined, broad and gradually widened anteriorly.
a1 Hind wing upperside: without a subterminal series of claret-red lunules.
a2 Hind wing upperside: upper discal blue or green patch does not extend down to vein P. paris
b2 Hind wing upperside: upper discal blue or green patch larger, extends down to vein 3 P. paris race tamilana
b1 Hind wing upperside with a prominent subterminal series of claret-red lunules P. arcturus
Bianor group
a. Fore wing upperside: with no trace of a sub-terminal glistening green band P. bianor
b. Fore wing upperside: with, a subterminal glistening green band, often more or less obsolescent anteriorly, but always indicated in the tornal region.
a1 Fore-wing underside: without any prominent internervular greyish-white streaks except just near tornus P. polyctor
b1 Fore wing underside: with very prominent internervular greyish-white streaks, short near tornus, but gradually longer towards costal margin P. polyctor race ganesa
Unable to help ! Perhaps we should also use geography in addition to the morphology while keying out. And here is another tray full courtesy of Robert Nash. Shyamal16:11, 11 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Here is the list of missing images for Indian swallowtails. Earnest request to all lepidopterans who have photos of any of these species to contribute so that we can have at least one image per butterfly at the very least. AshLin11:16, 18 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
