Graphium arycles

Graphium arycles, the spotted jay, is a species of butterfly of the family Papilionidae found in the Indomalayan realm. It is scarce and likely to be found in the extreme north east of India. It is not known to be threatened but the nominate subspecies is protected by law in India.

Spotted jay
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Graphium
Species:
G. arycles
Binomial name
Graphium arycles
Boisduval, 1836

Subspecies

  • G. a. arycles Burma onward to Peninsular Malaya, Java, Sumatra, Bangka and Borneo
  • G. a. perinthus (Fruhstorfer, 1915) Philippines
  • G. a. sphinx (Fruhstorfer, 1899) Cambodia

See also

References

    • Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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