Papilio buddha

Malabar Banded Peacock
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. buddha
Binomial name
Papilio buddha
Westwood, 1872

Papilio buddha, the Malabar banded peacock,[1][2] is a species of swallowtail butterfly found in the Western Ghats of India.[1][2][3] The Government of Kerala declared it as the official Kerala state butterfly. [1]

  1. ^ a b Varshney, R.K.; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 5. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
  2. ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Papilio buddha Westwood, 1872". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  3. ^ Westwood, John O (1872). Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. p. 500.

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