▲Bhutan Glory (Bhutanitis lidderdalii) resting on the leaf
(Chin, Myanmar Sep. 2002 Photo by TS)
[Movie File] Bhutan Glory (Bhutanitis lidderdalii)
Bhutan Glory (Bhutanitis lidderdalii) is the world famous swallowtail for its bizarre and graceful appearance. It ranges from Bhutan, NW India, Myanmar to S China. The population in Thailand (ssp. ocellatomaculata ) is said to have gone extinct in early 80's. Ludlow's Bhutan Glory (Bhutanitis ludlowi) which is known only from E. Bhutan is a distinct species. Our society had the joint research work on this species in 2011 and unveiled its morphology and biology. （See Butterflies No.60）
This butterfly appears once in a year after the monsoon. September is the best season to observe this butterfly in most area. This butterfly has a quite odd biology because it is more active in foggy and rainy day. No other butterfly likes to fly in such unpleasant weather. This video was filmed in Chin state, western Myanmar in 2005. I have never seen any video of this butterfly (though some photos are found on the Internet), so I decided to share it. Sorry for the low quality of the video.
This butterfly appears once in a year after the monsoon. September is the best season to observe this butterfly in most area. This butterfly has a quite odd biology because it is more active in foggy and rainy day. No other butterfly likes to fly in such unpleasant weather. This video was filmed in Chin state, western Myanmar in 2005. I have never seen any video of this butterfly (though some photos are found on the Internet), so I decided to share it. Sorry for the low quality of the video.
(Chin state, W MYANMAR Oct. 2005)
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