Common
Jay (Graphium doson)
Taxonomy: |
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Kingdom: |
Animalia |
Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
Class: |
Insecta |
Order: |
Lepidoptera |
Family: |
Papilionidae |
Sub-Family: |
Papilioninae |
Genus: |
Graphium |
Species: |
doson |
Year: |
? |
Distribution: |
Southeast Asia, lower elevations in Sri Lanka,
Southern India, Bengal, Assam, Himalayan foothills,
and in southern Honshu Island, Japan. |
This specie is active throughout the day. Constantly
on the move, they rarely settle down. Eggs are deposited
one by one on the under side of leaves.
Females: get
Males: get
Diet: Annonaceae, Magnoliaceae such as Annona lawii,
Lauraceae, Cinnamomum macrocarpum, Michelia champaca,
Magnolia grandiflora, Milliusa tomentosum and Polyalthia
longifolia.
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