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