Biology:Papilio noblei

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Papilio noblei
Noble's helen (Papilio noblei) from Arunachal Pradesh.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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 Southeast Asia, from Burma to Vietnam. Recently, this species was also sighted in Namdapha National Park, India .[1]

The wingspan is 100–120 mm.[2]

Taxonomy

A comparison of the wing patterns of different Papilio species. Left to right, P. noblei's wing is the last on the second row

Papilio noblei is a member of the noblei species group; closely related to the demolion species group. The members of this clade are:

Subspecies

There are two recognised subspecies:

  • Papilio noblei hoa Gabriel, 1945
  • Papilio noblei noblei

References

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q291931 entry