Red-bodied swallowtail

Red-bodied swallowtails or ruby swallowtail ( due to the color ) are butterflies in the swallowtail family, that belong to the genera Atrophaneura, Byasa, Losaria, or Pachliopta. They are generally found in Asia (Indomalayan realm).

This article is about several genera. For the specific species known as red-bodied swallowtail, see Pachliopta polydorus.

red-bodied swallowtail
Pachliopta hector
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Papilionidae
Subfamily:
Papilioninae
Tribe:
Troidini
Genus:
Atrophaneura
Reakirt, [1865]
Byasa
Moore, 1882
Losaria
Moore, [1902]
Pachliopta
Reakirt, [1865]
Species

About 46; see text

Synonyms
  • Polydorus Swainson, [1833]
  • Pangerana Moore, 1886
  • Panosmia Wood-Mason & de NicĂ©ville, 1886
  • Tros Kirby, 1896
  • Karanga Moore, [1902]
  • Balignina Moore, [1902]

Collectors have found the red-bodied swallowtails difficult to kill. Pinching the thorax, a method which kills most butterflies, is withstood and apparently only stuns the butterfly temporarily.

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