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Luzon Peacock Swallowtail
Papilio chikae
Papilio chikae, the Luzon peacock swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. It has two subspecies, with P. c. chikae from Luzon and P. c. hermeli (Nuyda, 1992) from Mindoro. The latter was originally described as a separate species, but it resembles the nominate subspecies and there are no significant differences in their genitalia, leading recent authorities to treat them as subspecies of a single species.
From the article Papilio chikae on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Male Luzon peacock swallowtail have golden-green scales on the tops of their forewings and hindwings, with the hindwings having green and red patches. Their wing tails are relatively long and narrow with green patches. Female Luzon peacock swallowtails have longer tails.
Range & habitat
Papilio chikae are found at elevations of 1500 meters and above in the northern region of the island of Luzon. They can be found around Mt. Santo Tomas but not the nearby Sierra Madre mountain range, which is presumably at too low of an altitude. They can be found from February through October. Their high altitude habitat is disrupted by meadows, shrub land, and ravines.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and distribution”
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