Appearance
The Indra swallowtail is a black swallowtail similar in coloration to the black swallowtail and the short-tailed swallowtail. It has very short tails and has dark blue crescents on the topside of the hindwing.Naming
Listed alphabetically:"There is an as-yet unnamed subspecies that has been referred to as "bonnevillensis" by some and as the "Utah-West Desert segregate" by others."
⤷ "P. i. calcicola" Emmel & Griffin, 1998
⤷ "P. i. fordi" Comstock & Martin, 1956
⤷ "P. i. indra" Reakirt, 1866
⤷ "P. i. kaibabensis" Bauer, 1955
⤷ "P. i. martini" T. & J. Emmel, 1966
⤷ "P. i. minori" Cross, 1936
⤷ "P. i. nevadensis" T. & J. Emmel, 1971
⤷ "P. i. panamintensis" Emmel, 1982
⤷ "P. i. pygmaeus" J. Emmel, T. Emmel & Griffin, 1998
⤷ "P. i. pergamus" H. Edwards, 1874
⤷ "P. i. phyllisae" J. Emmel, 1982
⤷ "P. i. shastensis" Emmel & Emmel, 1998
Habitat
This butterfly may be found in rugged, arid, or mountainous countrysides.Food
Parsley family.References:
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