LEPIDOPTERA
PAPILIONIDAE Latreille,1802
PAPILIO Lnnaeus, 1758
Papilio xuthus Linnaeus, 1767
Papilio xuthus xuthus Linnaeus, 1767
· RANGE. The Amur and Ussuri regions to Korea and Japan, E. China to Taiwan, the Hawaii.
· DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The Amur and Ussuri regions, the Sakhalin and Kuril Islands (the nominate subspecies); as a migrant it occurs in Transbaikalia. Seasonal dimorphism is well-marked: the spring generation, f. xuthulus Bremer, 1861, though similar in appearance, is much smaller than summer specimens.
· HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Sparse deciduous and mixed forests. Flight period: May-August. Host plants: Rutaceae (Phelloderldron amurensis). Pupa hibernating.
Photo and text: Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 1. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 1997