Five-bar Swordtail Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Graphium antiphates
Family : Papilionidae
Order : Lepidoptera
Class : Insecta
Phylum : Arthropoda
Habitat : Evergreen forest
Description : Upperside forewings greenish-white with five black wide bars originating from the edges and directed to the centre of the body. Underside of the forewings similar with green hues. Upperside of the hindwings white, transitioning to grey close to the tails. Tails extended posteriorly resembling swords. Underside of the hindwing may have different tonalities of green and orange.
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description written by:Zarin Tasnim,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, www.nic.funet.fi;photo credit & copyright: Syed Abbasmore information please contact with us.
description written by:Zarin Tasnim,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, www.nic.funet.fi;photo credit & copyright: Syed Abbasmore information please contact with us.