Byasa impediens, the pink-spotted windmill, is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae (swallowtails) found in Taiwan.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Byasa |
| Species: | B. impediens
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| Byasa impediens | |
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The wingspan is 10–11 cm. The wings are black and have large light pink spots. The underside of the wings are similar to the upside. The body is partially black with a covering of red hairs underneath.
The larva feeds on Aristolochia species.
Status
editNo data on conservation status; more research needed.[4] Subspecies B. i. febanus is sometimes accepted as a separate species.
References
edit- ^ Häuser, Christoph L.; de Jong, Rienk; Lamas, Gerardo; Robbins, Robert K.; Smith, Campbell; Vane-Wright, Richard I. (28 July 2005). "Papilionidae – revised GloBIS/GART species checklist (2nd draft)". Entomological Data Information System. Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Germany. Archived from the original on 9 September 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2013.. See note on "impediens" regarding reason for change of authority.
- ^ Funet, Atrophaneura
- ^ "ButterflyCorner.net". Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
- ^ Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
External links
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Media related to Atrophaneura impediens at Wikimedia Commons- Global Butterfly Information System text, images including holotype of subspecies febanus Fruhstorfer, 1908
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