Papilio helenus Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Papilionidae → subfamily Papilioninae → tribe Papilionini → genus Papilio → subgenus Princeps → species Papilio helenus
Species name(s)
Papilio (Princeps) helenus Linnaeus, 1758 = Papilio aspadantus = Charus helenus = Menelaides helenus = Papilio helenus helenus = Papilio daksha Hampson 1888 = Papilio nicconicolens Butler 1881 = Papilio helenus semnus Fruhstorfer, 1908 = Papilio helenus aulus Fruhstorfer , 1908 = Papilio helenus fortunius Fruhstorfer, 1908 = Papilio helenus rufatus Rothschild, 1895 = Papilio helenus orosius Fruhstorfer, 1908 = Papilio helenus mooreanus Rothschild, 1895 = Papilio helenus palawanicus Staudinger, 1888 = Papilio helenus biseriatus Rothschild, 1895. [9, 85, 187, PC]
Red Helen.
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Expansion
This species marks on the maps: 1.
Zoogeographical regions
Indo-Malayan.
Primary colors
Red, Brown/Gray/Black, White.
Detailed information with references
Taxonomy, synonyms and combinations
- Papilio aspadantus. [PC81].
Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species
- Papilio helenus helenus Linnaeus, 1758: wingspan 80-115 mm. This is the commonent black and white Helen. UpH has a creamy-white discal patch of three spots in spaces 5-7. [144].
Larva food plants / other food objects
- Citrus spp., Clausena harmandiana, Glycosmic pentaphylla, Toddalia asiatica, Zanthoxylum limonella, Znthoxylum nitidum. [144].
Subspecies of Papilio helenus
- Papilio helenus biseriatus Rothschild, 1895. [85]
- P. h. boloboca Page & Treadaway, 1996. [85]
- P. h. daksha Hampson, 1888. [85]
- P. h. enganius Doherty, 1891. [85]
- P. h. fortunius Fruhstorfer, 1908. [85]
- P. h. helenus Linnaeus, 1758. [85]
- P. h. hystaspes C. & R. Felder, 1862. [85]
- P. h. jindanus Rothschild, 1908. [85]
- P. h. mangarinus Rothschild, 1908. [85]
- P. h. mooreanus Rothschild, 1895. [85]
- P. h. nicconicolens Butler, 1881. [85]
- P. h. palawanicus Staudinger, 1888. [85]
- P. h. tambora Rothschild, ?. [85]
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Svetlana Shchavelina, Dmitriy Pozhogin. Text data: Dmitriy Pozhogin, Svetlana Shchavelina.
The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.
References
- [9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
- [85] Lepidoptera species catalogue, Lepidoptera.ru, 2015
- [144] Pisuth Ek-Amnuay "Butterflies of Thailand". 2nd Revised edition. Bangkok, 2012
- [187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org
- [PC81] Dmitriy Pozhogin
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