Pazala euroeus asakurae (Matsumura) |
Wingspan length 50 - 60 mm, wing color white with black stripes on both sides of fore- and hind-wings. Anal area of hind wing with yellow spots. This butterfly with sword-like extention on hind wind is also called as “sword swallowtails” in Chinese. Larvae feed on Lauraceae (Cinnamommum camphora, Cinnamomum randaiense etc.). Adults appear in March - May. Distribution: throughout the low altitude mountains in Taiwan.
Department and graduate Institute of Entomology
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