Biology:Graphium arycles
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Short description: Species of butterfly of the family Papilionidae from the Indomalayan realm
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Graphium |
| Species: | G. arycles
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| Binomial name | |
| Graphium arycles Boisduval, 1836
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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
- Papilionidae
- List of butterflies of India
- List of butterflies of India (Papilionidae)
References
- 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. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/98674#page/7/mode/1up.
Wikidata ☰ Q3018871 entry
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