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Krishna peacock

Papilio krishna Moore, 1857

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The krishna peacock (Papilio krishna) is a species in the family Papilionidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the krishna peacock

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
10.5 cm – 11.3 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
On the wing
April to July
Larval food plants
Rutaceae family
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the krishna peacock?

KRISHNA PEACOCK · WINGSPAN 11.3 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 11.3 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the krishna peacock is about 6.6% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the krishna peacock live?

Not recorded

Is the krishna peacock endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the krishna peacock classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPapilionidae
  6. genusPapilio
  7. SpeciesPapilio krishna Moore, 1857

Synonyms Achillides krishna, Achillides krishna orientis, Papilio krishna charlesi

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • কৃষ্ণা পিককBangla
  • タカネクジャクアゲハJapanese
  • 克里翠凤蝶Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the krishna peacock

Other species in the same genus Papilio.

Orange dog

Papilio demodocus

PapilionidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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How big is the krishna peacock?

An adult krishna peacock has a wingspan of 10.5 cm – 11.3 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the krishna peacock?

The krishna peacock (Papilio krishna) belongs to the family Papilionidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Krishna peacock (Papilio krishna). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/krishna-peacock

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BibTeX
@misc{krishna_peacock_2026,
  title = {Krishna peacock (Papilio krishna)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/krishna-peacock},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}