Yunnan Peacock

Yunnan Peacock
Yunnan Peacock
Papilio syfanius, Yunnan, China – Andrew Neild

Introduction

Back in the 18th century when Linnaeus created the System Naturae, the word Papilio was used as the genus name for every known species of butterfly in the world. Since then much has been learnt about the relationships between different species. Consequently most have been reassigned to new genera, and only about 215 of the 17600 currently known species are retained in Papilio.

Papilio syfanius is endemic to the Yunnan and Sichuan provinces of China.

Habitats

To be completed.

Lifecycle

To be completed.

Papilio syfanius, Yunnan, China - Andrew Neild
Papilio syfanius, Yunnan, China – Andrew Neild

Adult behaviour

To be completed.