巴黎翠凤蝶Papilio paris L.为药用植物三桠苦(Mellcope pteleifolia)(Champ.ex Benth)T.G.Hartley叶部的重要害虫之一。在广州年发生5代,世代重叠,以蛹在寄主植物上越冬。翌年3月上、中旬越冬代成虫羽化、交配、产卵,幼虫共5龄。
Paris peacock ( Papilio paris L. ) is one of important leaf defoliators on Melicope pteleifolia ( Champ. ex Benth)T. G. Hartley. It has 5 generations a year in Guangzhou, South China and the generations overlap. It overwinters as pupa on the host plant. The adult of the overwintered generation emerges, mates and lays eggs from the first to middle ten days of March next year. The larval stage has 5 instars.