Papilio noblei

Papilio noblei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. noblei
Binomial name
Papilio noblei de Nicéville, 1889
Synonyms
Papilio henricus

Papilio noblei is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in South-East Asia, from Burma to Vietnam.

The wingspan is 100–120 mm.

Subspecies

There are two recognised subspecies:

• Papilio noblei hoa
• Papilio noblei noblei

Taxonomy

Papilio noblei is a member of the fuscus species-group. The members of this clade are

• Papilio albinus Wallace, 1865
• Papilio antonio Hewitson, [1875]
• Papilio diophantus Grose-Smith, 1883
• Papilio fuscus Goeze, 1779
• Papilio hipponous C. & R. Felder, 1862
• Papilio jordani Fruhstorfer, 1906
• Papilio noblei de Nicéville, [1889]
• Papilio pitmani Elwes & de Nicéville, [1887]
• Papilio prexaspes C. & R. Felder, 1865
• Papilio sakontala Hewitson, 1864

Further reading

• N. Mark Collins, Michael G. Morris, sowie International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources: Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. IUCN, 1985, 401 Seiten, ISBN 2-88032-603-6
• T. R. New, N. Mark Collins: Swallowtail butterflies. IUCN, 1991, 36 Seiten, ISBN 2-8317-0061-2
• Hans Fruhstorfer: Verzeichnis der in Tonkin, Annam und Siam gesammelten Papilioniden und Besprechung verwandter Formen. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift, 47; 167-234, Berlin 1902 PDF (19 MB).

External links

• The Global Butterfly Information System Images of types deposited in the Natural History Museum, London - jordani de Nicéville, [1889] and ssp. hoa Gabriel,1945. Taxonomic history.
• Butterfly Corner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
• Butterflies of Indochina