Papilio iswara

Papilio iswara
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species: P. iswara
Binomial name
Papilio iswara
White, 1842
Synonyms
  • Papilio araspes C. & R. Felder, 1859

The Great Helen (Papilio iswara) is a species of large swallowtail butterfly found in parts of Southeast Asia.

Status

Papilio iswara is not uncommon and not threatened.

Subspecies

Taxonomy

Papilio iswara is a member of the helenus species-group. The members of this clade are

Type material

The Holotype is conserved in the Natural History Museum, London.

References

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