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''Byasa mencius'' is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae. It is found in China. The wingspan is 10–11 cm. The wings are dark brown with chain of large red spots on the hind wings. The underside of the body is covered in red hairs.〔(ButterflyCorner.net ) Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien〕 The larvae feed on ''Cocullus carolinus''. ==Taxonomy== In the original description (C. & R. Felder, 1862; ''Wien. ent. Monats.'' 6 (1): 22) ''Papilio mencius'' Nob. is stated to be "geographica mutatio" (of ) ''P. alcinous'' Klug var. apud. (Robert ) Gray, 1852 ''Catal. of Lep. Ins.'' I Plate 4 fig. 2, 3. () shown here in the taxobox illustration. In other words, the variety of ''Papilio alcinous'' figured by Gray was raised to a "good" (one accepted) species by the Felder brothers. Their specimens were from the Chinese coastal trading city of Ningpo. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Byasa mencius」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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