Description

• Common Name : Paris Peacock
• Scientific Name : Princeps paris (Linn.)
• Family : PAPILIONIDAE
• Wingspan : 90-140mm
• Colour : Upper wings are black and with dark green scales, the hind wing has a large metallic blue patch that changes shades. The underside of its wings is dark brown.
• Habit : Very fast flying, males observed displaying hill-topping behaviour, visits damp patches, frequents forest streams. The butterfly is restless while feeding and keeps flapping its wings.
• Larval Host Plants : Citrus sp., Evodia roxburghiana, Toddalia asiatica, Zanthoxylum ovalifolium
• Location : North Bengal