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Krishna peacock
Papilio krishna
27.3908, 89.4234
Field Notes
Description:
A large beautiful butterfly with a prominent swallowtail, the Krishna peacock has a wingspan of 120 to 130 mm (4.7 to 5.1 in)
It has black upper forewings with a thin prominent yellow discal band running across the wing, parallel to the body.
The upper hindwing has a large blue discal patch which tapers off into a greenish yellow band from its lower edges inwards towards the dorsum. It has a series of red-mauve capped crescents (usually five).
The upper hindwing discal band appears on the under hindwing also as a prominent curved yellow discal band.
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