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Family Papilionidae ( Swallowtails )

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Subfamily Parnassiinae
Tribe Parnassiini
Genus Parnassius ( The Apollos )
Banded Apollo -- Parnassius delphius Eversmann, 1843
Chinese Apollo -- Parnassius cephalus Grum-Grshimailo, 1891
Common Blue Apollo -- Parnassius hardwickii Gray, 1831
Common Blue Apollo -- Parnassius hardwickii Gray, 1831
Photographed By: Nikhil Bhopale
Common Blue Apollo -- Parnassius hardwickii Gray, 1831
Common Red Apollo -- Parnassius epaphus Oberthür, 1879
Photographed By: Peter Smetacek
Eversmann's Apollo -- Parnassius actius Eversmann, 1843
Grum's Apollo -- Parnassius acdestis Grum-Grshimailo, 1891
Hannyngton's Apollo -- Parnassius hannyngtoni Avinov, 1916
Honrath's Apollo -- Parnassius stenosemus Honrath, 1890
Imperial Apollo -- Parnassius augustus Frühstorfer, 1903
Karakoram Banded Apollo -- Parnassius staudingeri Bang-Haas, 1882
Keeled Apollo -- Parnassius jacquemontii Boisduval, 1836
Ladakh Banded Apollo -- Parnassius stoliczkanus C. & R. Felder, 1864
Large Keeled Apollo -- Parnassius tianschanicus Oberthür, 1879
Maharaja Apollo -- Parnassius maharaja Avinov, 1916
Nandadevi Banded Apollo -- Parnassius nandadevinensis Weiss, 1990
Regal Apollo -- Parnassius charltonius Gray, 1853
Varnished Apollo -- Parnassius acco Gray, 1853
Tribe Zerynthiini
Genus Bhutanitis ( The Bhutan Glory )
Bhutan Glory -- Bhutanitis lidderdalii Atkinson, 1873
Bhutan Glory -- Bhutanitis lidderdalii Atkinson, 1873
Photographed By: Balakrishnan Valappil 		Ludlow's Bhutan Glory -- Bhutanitis ludlowi Gabriel, 1942
Ludlow's Bhutan Glory -- Bhutanitis ludlowi Gabriel, 1942
Photographed By: Dr. Arun P. Singh
Subfamily Papilioninae
Tribe Leptocircini
Genus Lamproptera ( The Dragontails )
Green DragonTail -- Lamproptera meges virescens Butler, 1870
Green DragonTail -- Lamproptera meges virescens Butler, 1870
Photographed By: Monsoon Jyoti Gogoi 		White Dragontail -- Lamproptera curius curius Fabricius, 1787
White Dragontail -- Lamproptera curius curius Fabricius, 1787
Photographed By: Milind Pandit
Genus Graphium ( The Swordtails )
Andaman Swordtail -- Graphium epaminondas Oberthür, 1879
Andaman Swordtail -- Graphium epaminondas Oberthür, 1879
Photographed By: Isaac Kehimkar 		Chain Swordtail -- Graphium aristeus anticrates Doubleday, 1846
Chain Swordtail -- Graphium aristeus anticrates Doubleday, 1846
Photographed By: Tarun Karmakar 		Five-bar Swordtail -- Graphium antiphates
Five-bar Swordtail -- Graphium antiphates
Photographed By: Tarun Karmakar

Subspecies:
Five-bar Swordtail
(1) Graphium antiphates ceylonicus Eimer, 1889
(2) Graphium antiphates naira Moore, 1903
(3) Graphium antiphates pompilius Fabricius, 1787
Four-bar Swordtail -- Graphium agetes agetes Westwood, 1843
Four-bar Swordtail -- Graphium agetes agetes Westwood, 1843
Photographed By: Nikhil Bhopale 		Six-bar Swordtail -- Graphium eurous
Six-bar Swordtail -- Graphium eurous
Photographed By: Alok Mahendroo

Subspecies:
Six-bar Swordtail
(1) Graphium eurous caschmirensis Rothschild, 1895
(2) Graphium eurous sikkimica Heron, 1899 		Spectacle Swordtail -- Graphium mandarinus
Spectacle Swordtail -- Graphium mandarinus
Photographed By: Karthikeyan S.

Subspecies:
Spectacle Swordtail
(1) Graphium mandarinus garhwalica Katayama, 1986
(2) Graphium mandarinus paphus de Nicéville, 1886
Spot Dragontail -- Graphium nomius
Photographed By: Susanth C.

Subspecies:
Spot Swordtail
(1) Graphium nomius nomius Esper, 1793
(2) Graphium nomius swinhoei Moore, 1878
Genus Graphium ( The Zebras )
Great Zebra -- Graphium xenocles
Great Zebra -- Graphium xenocles
Photographed By: Monsoon Jyoti Gogoi

Subspecies:
Great Zebra
(1) Graphium xenocles xenocles Doubleday, 1842
(2) Graphium xenocles phrontis de Nicéville, 1897 		Lesser Zebra -- Graphium macareus indicus Rothschild, 1895
Lesser Zebra -- Graphium macareus indicus Rothschild, 1895
Photographed By: Tarun Karmakar 		Great Zebra -- Graphium xenocles
Spotted Zebra -- Graphium megarus megarus Westwood, 1844
Photographed By: Rajkamal Goswami
Genus Graphium ( The Bluebottles and Jays )
Common Blue Bottle -- Graphium sarpedon
Common Blue Bottle -- Graphium sarpedon
Photographed By: Haneesh K. M.

Subspecies:
Common Blue Bottle
(1) Graphium sarpedon sarpedon Linnaeus, 1758
(2) Graphium sarpedon teredon C. & R. Felder, 1864 		Glassy Blue Bottle -- Graphium cloanthus Westwood, 1841
Glassy Blue Bottle -- Graphium cloanthus Westwood, 1841
Photographed By: Tarun Karmakar 		Common Jay -- Graphium doson
Common Jay -- Graphium doson
Photographed By: Tarun Karmakar

Subspecies:
Common Jay
(1) Graphium doson doson C. & R. Felder, 1864
(2) Graphium doson axion C. & R. Felder, 1864
(3) Graphium doson eleius Frühstorfer, ?
Great Jay -- Graphium eurypylus
Great Jay -- Graphium eurypylus
Photographed By: Monsoon Jyoti Gogoi

Subspecies:
Great Jay
(1) Graphium eurypylus acheron Moore, 1885
(2) Graphium eurypylus macronius Jordan, 1909 		Lesser Jay -- Graphium evemon albociliatis Frühstorfer, 1901
Lesser Jay -- Graphium evemon albociliatis Frühstorfer, 1901
Photographed By: Monsoon Jyoti Gogoi
Spotted Jay -- Graphium arycles Boisduval, 1836
Tailed Jay -- Graphium agamemnon
Tailed Jay -- Graphium agamemnon
Photographed By: Tarun Karmakar

Subspecies:
Tailed Jay
(1) Graphium agamemnon agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758
(2) Graphium agamemnon menides Frühstorfer, 1904
(3) Graphium agamemnon andamana Lathy, 1907
(4) Graphium agamemnon decoratus Rothschild, 1895
(5) Graphium agamemnon pulo Evans, 1932 		Veined Jay -- Graphium chironides chironides Honrath, 1884
Veined Jay -- Graphium chironides chironides Honrath, 1884
Photographed By: Dr. Milind Bhakare
Tribe Teinopalpini
Genus Teinopalpus ( The Kaiser-e-Hind )
Kaiser-e-Hind -- Teinopalpus imperialis imperialis Hope, 1843
Photographed By: Usha Lachungpa

Subpsecies:
Kaiser-e-Hind
(1) Teinopalpus imperialis imperialis Hope, 1843
(2) Teinopalpus imperialis himalaicus Rothschild, 1898
Genus Meandrusa ( The Gorgons )
Brown Gorgon -- Mendrusa lachinus lachinus Leech, 1890
Brown Gorgon -- Mendrusa lachinus lachinus Leech, 1890
Photographed By: Monsoon Jyoti Gogoi 		Yellow Gorgon -- Meandrusa payeni evan Doubleday, 1845
Yellow Gorgon -- Meandrusa payeni evan Doubleday, 1845
Photographed By: Rohan Mukerjee
Tribe Troidini
Genus Byasa ( The Windmills )
Black Windmill-- Byasa crassipes Oberthür, 1893
Chinese Windmill -- Byasa plutonius
Chinese Windmill -- Byasa plutonius
Photographed By: Yangchen

Subspecies:
Chinese Windmill
(1) Byasa plutonius pembertoni Moore, 1902
(2) Byasa plutonius tytleri,Evans,1923 		Common Windmill -- Byasa polyeuctes
Common Windmill -- Byasa polyeuctes
Photographed By: Tarun Karmakar

Subspecies:
Common Windmill
(1) Byasa polyeuctes letincius Frühstorfer, 1908
(2) Byasa polyeuctes polyeuctes,Doubleday,1842 		de Nicéville’s Windmill -- Byasa polla de Nicéville, 1897
de Nicéville’s Windmill -- Byasa polla de Nicéville, 1897
Photographed By: Monsoon Jyoti Gogoi
Great Windmill -- Byasa dasarada
Great Windmill -- Byasa dasarada
Photographed By: Peter Smetacek

Subspecies:
Great Windmill
(1) Byasa dasarada ravana Moore, 1857
(2) Byasa dasarada dasarada Moore, 1857
Rose Windmill -- Byasa latreillei

Subspecies:
Rose Windmill
(1) Byasa latreillei latreillei Donovan, 1826
(2) Byasa latreillei kabrua Tytler, 1915
Nevill's Windmill
Byasa nevilli Wood-Mason, 1882
Genus Atrophaneura ( The Batwings )
Common Batwing -- Atrophaneura varuna astorian Westwood, 1842
Common Batwing -- Atrophaneura varuna astorian Westwood, 1842
Photographed By: Tarun Karmakar 		Lesser Batwing -- Atrophaneura aidoneus Doubleday, 1845
Lesser Batwing
Atrophaneura aidoneus Doubleday, 1845
Photographed By: Peter Smetacek
Genus Pachliopta ( The Roses )
Common Rose -- Pachliopta aristolochiae
Common Rose -- Pachliopta aristolochiae
Photographed By: Common Rose

Subspecies:
Common Rose
(1) Pachliopta aristolochiae aristolochiae Fabricius, 1775
(2) Pachliopta aristolochiae ceylonicus Moore, 1881
(3) Pachliopta aristolochiae sawi Evans, 1932
(4) Pachliopta aristolochiae goniopeltis Rothschild, 1908
(5) Pachliopta aristolochiae camorta Moore, 1877
(6) Pachliopta aristolochiae kondulana Evans, 1932 		Crimson Rose -- Pachliopta hector Linnaeus, 1758
Crimson Rose -- Pachliopta hector Linnaeus, 1758
Photographed By: Kishen Das 		Ceylon Rose -- Pachliopta jophon Gray, 1853
Ceylon Rose -- Pachliopta jophon Gray, 1853
Photographed By: Kalee Vidanapathirana
Malabar Rose -- Pachliopta pandiyana Moore, 1881
Malabar Rose -- Pachliopta pandiyana Moore, 1881
Photographed By: Hariharan Subramanian
Genus Losoria ( The Clubtails )
Andaman Clubtail -- Losaria rhodifer Butler, 1876
Andaman Clubtail -- Losaria rhodifer Butler, 1876
Photographed By: Nikhil Bhopale 		Common Clubtail -- Losaria coon
Common Clubtail -- Losaria coon
Photographed By: Monsoon Jyoti Gogoi

Subspecies:
Common Clubtail
(1) Losaria coon cacharensis Butler, 1885
(2) Losaria coon samblinga Doherty, 1886
Genus Troides ( The Birdwings )
Common Birdwing -- Troides helena
Common Birdwing -- Troides helena
Photographed By: Tarun Karmakar

Subspecies:
Common Birdwing
(1) Troides helena cerberus C. & R. Felder, 1865
(2) Troides helena heliconoides Moore, 1877
(3) Troides helena ferrari Tytler, 1926 		Troides aeacus C. & R. Felder, 1860
Golden Birdwing -- Troides aeacus C. & R. Felder, 1860
Photographed By: Peter Smetacek 		Southern Birdwing -- Troides minos Cramer, 1779
Southern Birdwing -- Troides minos Cramer, 1779
Photographed By: Susanth C.
Srilankan Birdwing -- Troides darsius Gray, 1853
Srilankan Birdwing -- Troides darsius Gray, 1853
Photographed By: Nuwan Chathuranga
Tribe Papilionini
Genus Papilio ( The Mimes )
Blue Striped Mime -- Papilio slateri slateri Hewitson, 1859
Blue Striped Mime -- Papilio slateri slateri Hewitson, 1859
Photographed By: Monsoon Jyoti Gogoi 		Common Mime -- Papilio clytia
Common Mime -- Papilio clytia
Photographed By: Tarun Karmakar

Subspecies:
Common Mime
(1) Papilio clytia clytia Linnaeus, 1758
(2) Papilio clytia lankeswara Moore, 1879
(3) Papilio clytia flavolimbatus Oberthür, 1879 		Great Blue Mime -- Papilio paradoxa telearchus Hewitson, 1852
Great Blue Mime
Papilio paradoxa telearchus Hewitson, 1852
Photographed By: Monsoon Jyoti Gogoi
Lesser Mime -- Papilio epycides epycides Hewitson, 1862
Lesser Mime -- Papilio epycides epycides Hewitson, 1862
Photographed By: Monsoon Jyoti Gogoi 		Tawny Mime -- Papilio agestor
Photographed By: Vivekanandan M.
Tawny Mime
(1) Papilio agestor govindra Moore, 1864
(2) Papilio agestor agestor Gray, 1831
Genus Papilio ( The Banded and Yellow Swallowtail )
Common Yellow Swallowtail -- Papilio machaon
Common Yellow Swallowtail -- Papilio machaon
Photographed By: Peter Smetacek

Subspecies:
Common Yellow Swallowtail
(1) Papilio machaon asiatica Ménétriès, 1855
(2) Papilio machaon ladakensis Moore, 1884
(3) Papilio machaon verityi Frühstorfer, 1907
(4) Papilio machaon hookeri Gaonkar, 1999 		Malabar Banded Swallowtail -- Papilio liomedon Moore, 1874
Malabar Banded Swallowtail -- Papilio liomedon Moore, 1874
Photographed By: Kishen Das
Genus Papilio ( The Spangles and Redbreasts )
The Spangle -- Papilio protenor euprotenor Frühstorfer, 1908
The Spangle -- Papilio protenor euprotenor Frühstorfer, 1908
Photographed By: Tarun Karmakar 		Yellow Crested Spangle -- Papilio elephenor Doubleday, 1845
Yellow Crested Spangle -- Papilio elephenor Doubleday, 1845
Photographed By: Jis Sebastian 		Redbreast -- Papilio alcmenor alcmenor C. & R. Felder, 1864
Redbreast -- Papilio alcmenor alcmenor C. & R. Felder, 1864
Photographed By: Tarun Karmakar
Tailed Redbreast -- Papilio bootes
Tailed Redbreast -- Papilio bootes
Photographed By: Tarun Karmakar

Subspecies:
Tailed Redbreast
(1) Papilio bootes bootes Westwood, 1842
(2) Papilio bootes mixta Tytler, 1915
Genus Papilio ( The Mormons )
Andaman Mormon -- Papilio mayo Atkinson, 1873
Andaman Mormon -- Papilio mayo Atkinson, 1873
Photographed By: Rachit Singh 		Blue Mormon -- Papilio polymnestor
Blue Mormon -- Papilio polymnestor
Photographed By: Kishen Das

Subspecies:
Blue Mormon
(1) Papilio polymnestor polymnestor Cramer, 1775
(2) Papilio polymnestor parinda Moore, 1881 		Common Mormon -- Papilio polytes
Common Mormon -- Papilio polytes
Photographed By: Tarun Karmakar

Subspecies:
Common Mormon
(1) Papilio polytes romulus Cramer, 1775
(2) Papilio polytes stichiodes Evans, 1912
(3) Papilio polytes nikobarus C. & R. Felder, 1862
Great Mormon -- Papilio memnon agenor Linnaeus, 1758
Great Mormon -- Papilio memnon agenor Linnaeus, 1758
Photographed By: Tarun Karmakar
Genus Papilio ( The Helens )
Andaman Helen
Papilio prexaspes andamanicus Rothschild, 1908
 Red Helen -- Papilio helenus
Red Helen -- Papilio helenus
Photographed By: Tarun Karmakar

Subspecies:
Red Helen
(1) Papilio helenus helenus Linnaeus, 1758
(1) Papilio helenus daksha Moore, 1888
(1) Papilio helenus mooreanus Rothschild, 1895 		Yellow Helen -- Papilio nephelus chaon Westwood, 1845
Yellow Helen -- Papilio nephelus chaon Westwood, 1845
Photographed By: Tarun Karmakar
Genus Papilio ( The Ravens )
Common Raven -- Papilio castor
Common Raven -- Papilio castor
Photographed By: Tarun Karmakar

Subspecies:
Common Raven
(1) Papilio castor castor Westwood, 1842
(2) Papilio castor polias Jordan, 1909 		Malabar Raven -- Papilio dravidarum Wood-Mason, 1880
Malabar Raven -- Papilio dravidarum Wood-Mason, 1880
Photographed By: Kishen Das
Genus Papilio ( The Peacocks )
Blue Peacock -- Papilio arcturus
Blue Peacock -- Papilio arcturus
Photographed By: Sonam Dorji

Subspecies:
Blue Peacock
(1) Papilio arcturus arcturus Westwood, 1842
(2) Papilio arcturus arius Rothschild, 1908 		Common Banded Peacock -- Papilio crino
Common Banded Peacock -- Papilio crino Fabricius, 1793
Photographed By: Kishen Das 		Common Peacock -- Papilio bianor
Common Peacock -- Papilio bianor
Photographed By: Panki Sood

Subspecies:
Common Peacock
(1) Papilio bianor gladiator Frühstorfer, 1902
(2) Papilio bianor polyctor Biosduval, 1836
(3) Papilio bianor ganesa Moore, 1857
Malabar Banded Peacock -- Papilio buddha Westwood, 1872
Malabar Banded Peacock -- Papilio buddha Westwood, 1872
Photographed By: Haneesh K. M. 		Krishna Peacock -- Papilio krishna krishna Moore, 1857
Krishna Peacock -- Papilio krishna krishna Moore, 1857
Photographed By: Gaurav Agavekar 		Paris Peacock -- Papilio paris
Paris Peacock -- Papilio paris
Photographed By: Kishen Das

Subspecies:
Paris Peacock
(1) Papilio paris paris Linnaeus, 1758
(2) Papilio paris tamilana Moore, 1881
Genus Papilio ( The Lime Butterfly )
Lime Butterfly -- Papilio demoleus demoleus Linnaeus, 1758
Lime Butterfly -- Papilio demoleus demoleus Linnaeus, 1758
Photographed By: Tarun Karmakar