Papilio Helenus - Taxonomy

Taxonomy

Up to thirteen different subspecies of which two occur in India :-

• P. helenus daksha Moore. South India. Not Rare.
• P. helenus helenus Linnaeus. Mussoorie to Myanmar. Common

and one in Taiwan :

• P. helenus fortunius Fruhstorfer, 1908.

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

• Papilio helenus Linnaeus, 1758
• Papilio iswara White, 1842
• Papilio iswaroides Fruhstorfer, 1898
• Papilio nephelus Boisduval, 1836
• Papilio nubilus Staudinger, 1895
• Papilio sataspes C. & R. Felder, 1865