Papilio helenus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Mt. Apo, Java; 1/96   female ssp. enganius N Palawan; June 1989  ssp palawanicus
Chaing Mai Thailand ssp helenus same data verso

    Common and widespread from India and Nepal to S China, S Korea, S Japan, south through Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Many subspecies have been described:

    helenus - China, N India, Burma, Thailand, Malay Peninsula
    daksha - S India
    mooreanus - Sri Lanka
    enganius - Java, Bali, Lombok, Sumatra, Borneo, Nias
    palawanicus - Palawan
    nicconicolens - Japan, S Korea, Okinaka, Amami Islands
    jindanus - Sumba
    mangarinus - Flores
    tambora - Sumbawa (sometimes placed with P biseriatus)
    biseriatus - Timor