Papilio bianor bianor forms

crino
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Papilio bianor bianor forms Aug 16, 2011 12:57:46 GMT -8

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Post by crino on Aug 16, 2011 12:57:46 GMT -8

Hi all,

some time ago I got these two specimens of P. bianor bianor. Both are labeled from China:

Up: Liaoning, July 2005
Down: Sichuan, July 2006

Are they summer and spring forms respectively?
It's strange, being both from the same month...

Thanks!

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Adam Cotton
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Papilio bianor bianor forms Aug 17, 2011 0:02:41 GMT -8

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Post by Adam Cotton on Aug 17, 2011 0:02:41 GMT -8

They are both summer form, but the specimen from Liaoning is not bianor but dehaanii, a different species.

Papilio dehaanii dehaanii gets as far south as "Tsingtao" (Shandong Peninsula) and overlaps with bianor in NE China.

Adam.

crino Full Member Posts: 76	Papilio bianor bianor forms Aug 17, 2011 11:33:43 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by crino on Aug 17, 2011 11:33:43 GMT -8 I see. I've been cheated on. Thanks Adam.
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Adam Cotton Moderator Posts: 3,496 Country: Thailand	Papilio bianor bianor forms Aug 17, 2011 12:21:59 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Adam Cotton on Aug 17, 2011 12:21:59 GMT -8 Well, the Chinese dealers don't know the difference and call them all bianor anyway. The split of dehaanii and bianor into separate species is quite recent, and confirmed by DNA analysis (Yagi et al. 2006). Adam.

Post by crino on Aug 16, 2011 12:57:46 GMT -8

Post by Adam Cotton on Aug 17, 2011 0:02:41 GMT -8

Post by crino on Aug 17, 2011 11:33:43 GMT -8

Post by Adam Cotton on Aug 17, 2011 12:21:59 GMT -8