Common banded peacock [Papilio crino]

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Flora & Fauna

The Common banded peacock is a species of swallowtail butterfly, found in India, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. It is known for its tendency to fly high and forage on trees. Furthermore, it is a solitary and fast flyer. The butterfly belongs to the family Papilionidae (papilio is Latin for ‘butterfly’). The butterflies belonging to this family are large and colourful. It is interesting to note that this family includes the largest butterflies in the world (birdwing butterfly — 25-28 cm in Queen Alexandra's birdwing).

Collection:

Nature Collection

Album Name:

Mymoon Moghul collection - Butterflies

Photograph ID:

001/0383/0003

Album ID:

0383

Photographer:

Mymoon Moghul was born and brought up in the IIT Madras campus. She did her schooling at Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Madras. Mymoon Moghul graduated from Quaid-e-Millat Govt. College for Women, Chennai with a degree in zoology. Following this, she completed her post-graduation in Library and Information Science and Psychology. In 2001, Mymoon attained a doctorate in the field of scientometrics. She has been working as a library professional since 1986. Since 1993, she has been working at the CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai. She is a passionate wildlife photographer.