Papilio maackii, the alpine black swallowtail or emerald machaonoviy peacock - is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Central Asia, Russia, Japan, China and South Korea.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. maackii
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| Papilio maackii Ménétries, 1859
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The larvae feed on Zanthoxylum ailanthoides, Euodia meliaefolia, Orixa japonica and Phellodendron amurense.[1]
Anatomy and morphology
editThe wingspan ranges from 12 to 14 cm. The body of P. maackii is black and dotted with some green scales. The forewings of males are black and speckled with many green scales. The underside of the wings are brown. The hindwings are black and speckled with blue and purple scales and have a tail. There is an eyespot on the side closest to the body. The undersides of the hindwings are a darker brown and lined with red or orange spots. Females are more brightly colored and vibrant than males.
References
edit- ^ "ButterflyCorner.net: Papilio maackii". Archived from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
External links
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Media related to Papilio maackii at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Papilio maackii at Wikispecies- Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach, 1998 Schmetterlinge der Erde, Butterflies of the World Part I (1), Papilionidae Papilionidae I: Papilio, Subgenus Achillides, Bhutanitis, Teinopalpus. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach. Keltern: Goecke & Evers; Canterbury: Hillside Books, ISBN 9783931374624
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