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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Papilio bianor

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Papilionidae

Genus

Papilio

Species

Papilio bianor

Insecta❔ Diet unknown

Chinese peacock swallowtail

Papilio bianor (Chinese peacock swallowtail · ヤエヤマカラスアゲハ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)NE (Not Evaluated)

Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List yet.

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

No data

Length · Height

No data · No data (Wingspan 0.08m)

Mass · Top Speed

No data · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Forests and watersides nationwide (common throughout the Korean Peninsula)

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 A wingspan of 125 mm is about 60% of the short side of an A4 sheet of paper (210 mm) (Comparison).
💡 The National List of Species of Korea notes that in the afternoon, groups of these butterflies can be seen drinking water at the waterside.

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

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📖 1. Overview

The Chinese peacock swallowtail is a large butterfly with dense metallic blue scales on a black background, common throughout the Korean Peninsula and also living in Sakhalin, Japan, and southeastern China.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

With a wingspan of 80–125 mm, its black wings are covered with metallic scales. Males have velvety sex brands on the upper forewings, and it differs from San-jebi-nabi (a Korean butterfly name) in having a broad white band on the underside of the forewing and no white band on the underside of the hindwing.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It produces 2–3 generations a year, with the spring form appearing in April–June and the summer form in July–September, and overwinters as a pupa. Individuals sometimes hold territories and gather in groups at watersides in the afternoon to drink water.