Species Details

@Sabbir Hussain Khan,Bangladesh

Common raven Did you see this animal?

Scientific Name : Papilio castor
Family : Papilionidae
Order : Lepidoptera
Class : Insecta
Phylum : Arthropoda
Habitat : All types of wildlife habitat
 
Description : Wings black or red-brown. Upperside of the forewings have a small white spot on the middle and multiple white spots close to the posterior margin. Hindwing is paler and in the female has big white spots and smaller crescent-like spots close to the margin. Underside mostly brown-black with the forewing having one small white spot and the hindwing having at least 3 medium-sized white spots and other smaller white spots.
 
Distribution in Bangladesh
References:
description written by:Zarin Tasnim,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, www.archive.orgphoto credit & copyright: Sabbir Hussain Khanmore information please contact with us.