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Meandrusa
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Meandrusa is a genus of swallowtail butterflies within Papilioninae family. They are native to countries in South and Southeast Asia, mostly found in habitats with forests or mountains that have a lot of vegetation. Meandrusa are recognized by their unique shapes and colors. Their wings are unique as they are long and narrow at the bottom, giving them the appearance of having a tail that resembles a hook or a sickle. Meandrusa are usually recognized by their colors as well, they usually range between gold/yellow, and brown colors that help them survive by blending with the environment around t
Species
Brown Gorgon
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyPapilionidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 9
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Papilionidae
- Collections
- YPM, NHMUK, PU, MZLU
- Recorded in
- India, Indonesia
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Papilionini
- Image
- Meandrusa payeni ulster.jpg
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- Meandrusa
- taxon name
- Meandrusa
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- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Meandrusa
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- Biology and ecology
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Meandrusa is a genus of swallowtail butterflies within Papilioninae family. They are native to countries in South and Southeast Asia, mostly found in habitats with forests or mountains that have a lot of vegetation. Meandrusa are recognized by their unique shapes and colors. Their wings are unique as they are long and narrow at the bottom, giving them the appearance of having a tail that resembles a hook or a sickle. Meandrusa are usually recognized by their colors as well, they usually range between gold/yellow, and brown colors that help them survive by blending with the environment around them. Throughout Southeast and South Asia, 4 different species of Meandrusa are found. The Meandrusa Gyas, Meandrusa Lachinus,Meandrusa Sciron, and the Meandrusa Payeni.
== Species == Meandrusa gyas (Westwood, 1841) – brown gorgon Meandrusa lachinus (Fruhstorfer, 1902) Meandrusa payeni (Boisduval, 1836) – yellow gorgon Meandrusa sciron (Leech, 1890) – Eastern brown gorgon
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