Alpine Black Swallowtail

Alpine Black Swallowtail

The Alpine Black Swallowtail (Papilio maackii) is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Asia, in Japan, China and South Korea.

The wingspan is 70-80 mm.

The larvae feed on Phellodendron amurensis, Zanthoxylum ailanthoides and Phellodendron amurense.

Chinese peacock butterfly

Chinese peacock butterfly by Pangkin

Papilio bianor, the Chinese peacock, is a middle to large size swallowtail butterfly .

Chinese peacock butterfly by niepce1827

Papilio bianor is common in the forest, is not so common in suburban and urban, because of their host plant habitation. However if there are some host plats such as Zanthoxylum ailanthoides, it can be seen even in the urban district.