Byasa laos, the Lao windmill, is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae. The species was first described by Norman Denbigh Riley and Edward John Godfrey in 1921.
The species is found in Laos and northern Thailand, of Southeast Asia region.Atrophaneura laos (Riley & Godfrey, 1921)
Status
Said to be very rare,Lekagul, B., Askins, K., Nabhitabhata, J. and Samruadkit, A. (1977). Field Guide to the Butterflies of Thailand. Association for the Conservation of Wildlife, Bangkok. but status not known with any certainty.D'Abrera, B. (1982). Butterflies of the Oriental Region. Part I. Papilionidae and Pieridae. Hill House, Victoria, Australia, xxxi + 244 pp. More data required for conservation assessment.
See also List of butterflies of South Asia List of butterflies of Taiwan
References
External links External images of holotype Global Butterfly Information System