Papilio karna (Jungle Jade, Dschungeljade)

Papilio karna, also called Jungle Jade is a fantastic butterfly from Australasia / Indomalaya ecozone (Australia). The first description was in 1865 by C. & R. Felder. The wingspan is about 10.0 – 13.0 cm. The Jungle Jade is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The butterfly is black with an all-dominat green area on the wing. Hind wings have tails. This butterfly is very similar to Papilio paris.

Photos for easy identification

Photo © by Thomas Neubauer

Photo © by Thomas Neubauer

Photo © by Thomas Neubauer

Photo © by Thomas Neubauer

These are nice photos of Papilio karna (Jungle Jade, Dschungeljade). Papilio karna is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE from Australasia / Indomalaya ecozone (Australia).

Description

The fore wings are black. The whole wing is powdered by green scales.
The underside is brown. Next to the margin there is a broad whitish area with brown veins or horizontal stripes.

The hind wings are black and have broad tails. The margin is ridged. The whole wing is powdered by green scales. In the middle of wing there is a very broad turquoise area. Next to the margin there are three little green spots. In back there is a pink, red and black eye, with green eye shadow.
The underside is brown. The bigger part of wing is powdered by white scales. Next to the margin there is a chain of orange and blue spots. In back there is an orange and black eye.

The body is black or dark brown. Furthermore the upside is powdered by green scales.

Sex differences: None.

Distribution

The Jungle Jade (Papilio karna) is a butterfly of the Australasia / Indomalaya ecozone (Australia). The distribution enfolded Celebes, Borneo, Java, Sumatra and the Philippines.

This world map shows the ecozones in which this butterfly is distributed.

Larval food

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General information

The first description of this butterfly was in 1865 by C. & R Felder. There are some subspecies.

Papilio karna carnatus [Rothschild, 1895] from Borneo
Papilio karna discordia [de Nicéville] from Sumatra
Papilio karna irauana [Jumalon] from Palawan
Papilio karna karna from Java

The flight period is from March to April.

Protection provisions / Red List

CITES: (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora):

-no entry- (as at 14.06.2006)
EU regulation on trading with species of wild Fauna and Flora

-no entry- (as at 19.08.2005)
IUCN Red List of threatened species:

-no entry- (as at 2004) (see: www. redlist.org/)