Papilio iswara

Papilio iswara, the great Helen, is a species of large swallowtail butterfly found in parts of Southeast Asia.

Papilio iswara
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. iswara
Binomial name
Papilio iswara
White, 1842
Synonyms
  • Papilio araspes C. & R. Felder, 1859

Status

Papilio iswara is not uncommon and not threatened.

Subspecies

  • Papilio iswara iswara (southern Burma to Singapore, Sumatra, Bangka)
  • Papilio iswara araspes C. & R. Felder, 1859 (northern Borneo, Natuna Island)

Taxonomy

Papilio iswara is a member of the helenus species group. The members of this clade are:

Type material

The holotype is conserved in the Natural History Museum, London.

References

    • White, A., 1842, Notice of two New Species of Papilio from Penang, presented to the British Museum by Sir. Wm. Norris. Entomologist 1:280.
    • 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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