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  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.)

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100-120 mm

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    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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