Papilio noblei

Papilio noblei is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Southeast Asia, from Burma to Vietnam. Recently, this species was also sighted in Namdapha National Park, India.[1]

Papilio noblei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. noblei
Binomial name
Papilio noblei
Synonyms
  • Papilio henricus

The wingspan is 100–120 mm.[2]

Taxonomy

A comparison of the wing patterns of different Papilio species. Left to right, P. noblei's wing is the last on the second row

Papilio noblei is a member of the noblei species group; closely related to the demolion species group. The members of this clade are:

Subspecies

There are two recognised subspecies:

  • Papilio noblei hoa Gabriel, 1945
  • Papilio noblei noblei

References

  1. Karmakar, Rahul (2023-01-25). "Noble's Helen: Arunachal Pradesh yields India's newest butterfly". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  2. Bose, Atanu; Sonowal, Loren; Gogoi, Monsoon J. (2022-11-23). "First live record of Noble's Helen Papilio noblei de Nicéville, 1889 (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) swallowtail butterfly India from Namdapha national park, Arunachal Pradesh, India, a newly reported species from India" (PDF). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. 11 (1): 135–136.

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