Graphium arycles
| Spotted Jay | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Graphium |
| Subgenus: | Graphium |
| Species: | G. arycles |
| Binomial name | |
| Graphium arycles Boisduval, 1836 | |
The Spotted Jay (Graphium arycles) is 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
Underside
- Papilionidae
- List of butterflies of India
- List of Butterflies of India (Papilionidae)
References
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- Collins, N.M., Morris, M.G. (1985) Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World. IUCN. ISBN 2-88032-603-6