Taiwan Peacock (Papilio hermosanus) is a butterfly belonging to the Papilionidae family and is also endemic to Taiwan. It is distributed in central and southern Taiwan, including the medium to low altitude mountainous areas south of Taoyuan and Yilan, and its habitat is evergreen broad-leaved forest at an altitude of 100-1200 meters. The blue-green spots on the wings of the Taiwan Peacock butterfly are very eye-catching and attractive. I saw the flashing blue-green spots flying around at Yuanjue Waterfall in the upper reaches of Dagou Creek in Neihu, and I couldn't help but stare at them intently.
臺灣琉璃翠鳳蝶的別名有琉璃紋鳳蝶、瑠璃鳳蝶、寶鏡鳳蝶。它是屬於鳳蝶科的一種蝴蝶，也是台灣的特有種。分佈於台灣中部及南部，包括桃園、宜蘭以南的中至低海拔山區，生境為海拔 100-1200 公尺常綠闊葉林。臺灣琉璃翠鳳蝶翅膀上藍綠色亮斑，非常亮眼、吸引人。我在內湖大溝溪上游的圓覺瀑布，看到一閃一閃藍綠的光點，飛來飛去，不知覺的目不轉睛盯著看。
Notes 筆記
- Taiwan Peacock (Papilio hermosanus) is a butterfly belonging to the Papilionidae family and is also endemic to Taiwan.
- It is distributed in central and southern Taiwan, including the medium to low altitude mountainous areas south of Taoyuan and Yilan, and its habitat is evergreen broad-leaved forest at an altitude of 100-1200 meters.
- The body is dark brown, with a spindle-shaped blue-green bright spot on the front side of the hind wing, and a green bright line on the outside of the forewing and the center of the hind wing. There is a purple-red circle on the hip area of the hind wing.
- The Paris Peacock (Papilio paris) is closely related to the Taiwan Peacock (Papilio hermosanus), and the two may belong to allopatric speciation. The Taiwan Peacock is usually smaller in size, with rounder wings and less prominent apex angles on the forewings. The sexual marks of male butterflies are much more obvious than those of the Paris Peacock. The blue-green bright spots on the back of the hind wings are narrow and long, spindle-shaped, almost ribbon-shaped, and divided by black wing veins. The eggs, larvae and pupae of the two species are similar in morphology, but they have different host plants and can be distinguished by plants.
- 臺灣琉璃翠鳳蝶的別名有琉璃紋鳳蝶、瑠璃鳳蝶、寶鏡鳳蝶。它是屬於鳳蝶科的一種蝴蝶，也是台灣的特有種。
- 分佈於台灣中部及南部，包括桃園、宜蘭以南的中至低海拔山區，生境為海拔 100-1200 公尺常綠闊葉林。
- 驅體黑褐色，後翅前側有一枚紡錘形藍綠色亮斑，另外前翅外側及後翅中央有一綠色亮線。後翅臀區有一個紫紅色圈紋。
- 琉璃翠鳳蝶(巴黎翠鳳蝶)曾經又稱作大瑠璃鳳蝶、大琉璃鳳蝶、大琉璃紋鳳蝶、大青紋鳳蝶、大寶鏡鳳蝶。與臺灣琉璃翠鳳蝶親緣關係接近，兩者可能屬於異域物種形成。臺灣琉璃翠鳳蝶通常體型較小，翅形較圓，前翅頂角不甚突出。雄蝶性標遠較琉璃翠鳳蝶明顯。後翅背面藍綠色亮斑較狹長，呈紡錘形，近乎帶狀，且被黑色翅脈分割。兩種的卵、幼蟲和蛹的形態相似，但寄主植物不同，可以靠植物區分。
References 參考資料
- 維基百科: 臺灣琉璃翠鳳蝶
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