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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Papilio xuthus

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Papilionidae

Genus

Papilio

Species

Papilio xuthus

Insecta❔ Diet unknown

Asian swallowtail

Papilio xuthus (Asian swallowtail · ナミアゲハ)

🛡️ 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

Throughout the Korean Peninsula (appearing from the spring form in late March–May through autumn)

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 A wingspan of 120 mm is slightly more than half the short side of an A4 sheet of paper (210 mm) (Comparison).
💡 The National List of Species of Korea records that females lay eggs on the undersides of citrus and trifoliate orange leaves.

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 Asian swallowtail is a large butterfly named in Korean for the black and yellow markings lined up like stripes on a tiger's back, living throughout the Korean Peninsula as well as the Russian Far East, Japan, eastern China, and Taiwan.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

With a wingspan of 80–120 mm, it has yellow markings on black wings and indigo and red spots along the outer margin of the hindwing. Distinct yellowish-white stripes in the forewing discal cell distinguish it from the Old World swallowtail.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It occurs 2–3 times in 1 year—appearing from late March to May, June to July, and August to October—and overwinters as a pupa. After mating, females lay eggs singly on the undersides of leaves or stems of Rutaceae plants such as trifoliate orange, citrus, prickly ash, and Amur cork tree.