Graphium arycles
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| Species: | G. arycles
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| Graphium arycles Boisduval, 1836
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The Spotted Jay (Graphium arycles) a species of butterfly of the family Papilionidae found in the Indomalayan ecozone. 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.
Subspecies
- G. a. arycles Burma -onward to Peninsular Malaya, Java, Sumatra, Bangka, Borneo
- G. a. perinthus (Fruhstorfer, 1915) Philippines
- G. a. sphinx (Fruhstorfer, 1899) Cambodia
See also
References
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- Collins, N.M., Morris, M.G. (1985) Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World. IUCN. ISBN 2-88032-603-6
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