Graphium bathycles (Zinken-Sommer, 1831)

E Java; 2/14/93 ssp bathycles Ranau, Borneo June 1978 ssp bathycloides verso

   Knownfrom Malaysia, western Indonesia and  Palawan, this species is decidedly less common in general than its sisters doson and euryplus, but is found in the same habitats (lowland forests / paths / rivers). Seasonal in occurance (mst common March to May) G chiron has been considered a ssp. of bathycles in the past, but their ranges apparently overlap in the Malay peninsula. Subspecies include:

    bathycloides - Borneo, Sumatra, Palawan, Malay Peninsula
    bathycles - Java