Common Banded Peacock

Common Banded Peacock

Papilio crino Fabricius PAPILIONIDAE

Adult upperside brownish black, with green scales. Both wings with a bluish green discal band, pointed towards the apex in the male. A red/crimson semilunar marking in the apex of HW separates the band between the wings. HW with a red-ringed black ocellus in the tornus and a green or blue-tipped tail. Bands broader in male than in female. Underside similar to the upperside but dull pale greenish brown to blackish brown with clear bands. Wingspan 80-100mm.

A swift flier with wavering flight, occurring in the plains and in the hills up to 2000 m . distributed in the dry hot parts of India especially in parts of South India, madhyapradesh, orissa, and west Bengal, wherever its larval host plant , the satinwood tree is available. Abundant mostly during south – west monsoon season.

Larva

Limaciform. Anterior segments convexly scutellated, with a pair of short, fleshy tubercles on anterior and anal segments. feeds on Indian satinwood tree.

Distribution

India and Sri Lanka.