TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae (Swallowtail butterflies)

Genus/species: Atrophaneura semperi

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS: The body has red hairs with black wings. The underside of the hind wings have red markings. Females are dark-brown with light pink markings on the upperside of the wings.

Wingspan is 12–15 cm (4.6-6 in)

DISTRIBUTION/HABITAT: Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. The Bat Wing Butterfly is found in primary rain forest habitats, but occasionally also in advanced secondary forest during rainy season.

References

California Academy of Science Rainforest 201

Ron’s WordPress Shortlink http://wp.me/p1DZ4b-1NL

Ron’s flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/cas_docents/33485856001/in/album-72157608449327886/

EOL eol.org/pages/131251/details

Animal Diversity Web
 animaldiversity.org/accounts/Atrophaneura_semperi/classif…