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  1. Europe
  2. Papilio (Menelaides) helenus
Papilio helenusLinnaeus, 1758
  1. Papilionidae
  2. Papilioninae
  3. Papilionini
  4. Papilio
  5. Menelaides
  6.  helenus
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TL: “Asia” [South China, Guangdong, Guangzhou]   (1800 m.)

Similar species

  • Papilio (Menelaides) diophantus
  • Papilio (Menelaides) iswara
  • Papilio (Menelaides) iswaroides
  • Papilio (Menelaides) nephelus
  • Papilio (Menelaides) sataspes
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100-120 mm

MD
FD
  • China
  • India
  • Laos
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam
Regional distr. - legend
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    DeutschRote Helene
    EnglishRed Helen
    മലയാളംചുട്ടിക്കറുപ്പൻ
    ไทยผีเสื้อหางติ่งเฮเลน
    ไทยหางติ่งเฮเลน
    中文玉斑鳳蝶
    日本語モンキアゲハ
    한국어무늬박이제비나비
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    RutaceaeCitrus junosYuzu
    RutaceaeCitrus medicaCitron
    RutaceaeEuodia
    RutaceaePhellodendron amurenseAmur cork tree
    RutaceaePoncirus trifoliataTrifoliate orange
    RutaceaeToddalia asiatica
    RutaceaeZanthoxylum ailanthoides
    RutaceaeZanthoxylum avicennae
    RutaceaeZanthoxylum nitidumShiny-leaf prickly-ash
    RutaceaeZanthoxylum rhetsa
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio reductomaculataBryk, 1939
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Papilio (Menelaides) helenus biseriatusRothschild, 1895
    Papilio (Menelaides) helenus bolobocaPage & Treadaway, 1996
    Papilio (Menelaides) helenus dakshaHampson, 1888
    Papilio (Menelaides) helenus enganiusDoherty, 1891
    Papilio (Menelaides) helenus fortuniusFruhstorfer, 1908
    Papilio (Menelaides) helenus helenusLinnaeus, 1758
    Papilio (Menelaides) helenus hystaspes(C. & R. Felder, 1862)
    Papilio (Menelaides) helenus jindanusRothschild, 1898
    Papilio (Menelaides) helenus mangarinusRothschild, 1908
    Papilio (Menelaides) helenus mooreanusRothschild, 1895
    Papilio (Menelaides) helenus nicconicolensButler, 1881
    Papilio (Menelaides) helenus palawanicusStaudinger, 1888
    Papilio (Menelaides) helenus sinabanganaM. Goode & Burk, 2013
    Papilio (Menelaides) helenus tamboraRothschild, 1908
  • Papilio (Menelaides) helenus is a member of the clade Papilio helenus:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Papilio (Menelaides) helenusLinnaeus, 1758
    Papilio (Menelaides) iswaraWhite, 1842
    Papilio (Menelaides) iswaroidesFruhstorfer, 1898
    Papilio (Menelaides) sataspesC. & R. Felder, 1865
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies of IndiaKunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy
    Butterflies of Indo-ChinaY.Inayoshi
    Japanese Moths
    Lepiforum e. V.

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Albert LauChina, 香港

Adult, underside.

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