♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.
♂, Phuket, Thailand.	♂, Yala, Thailand.	♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by A.Cotton)

ON : Papilio varuna White, 1842 OD : Entomologist 1:280. TL : Penang, Malaysia. (NHML) Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), Langkawi, W.Malaysia. ● ssp.zaleucus ● transition zone of varuna and zaleucus ● ssp.astorion ● ssp.varuna

♀, Type (red), Rh10829, Penang. (NHML, examined)

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Papilio varuna varuna ; Pendlebury,1923 : 22. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Lan Saka; Khao Ram)
Papilio varuna varuna ; Godfrey,1930 : 207. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Lan Saka; Khao Ram; Wat Kiriwong)
Papilio varuna varuna ; Godfrey,1932a : 263. (P)
Atrophaneura varuna varuna ; Pinratana,1977 : 10, figs.P6b♂,♀. (P)
Parides varuna varuna ; Pinratana & Eliot,1992 : 13, pl.10, figs.7a♂,♀. (Pattani; Trang; Yala)
Parides varuna varuna ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♀]. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.28 ; accessed: 2024.04.10)
Atrophaneura varuna varuna ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 68, pl.5, figs.9a♀,♀(Un). (Ranong; Yala) (in part)
Atrophaneura varuna varuna ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂[♀],♂[♀](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2021.06.06)
Atrophaneura varuna varuna ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 114, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong Hot Spring; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Sai Kao WF; Thaleban; Tarutao Is; Than To WF.)
Atrophaneura varuna varuna ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 66, pl.4, figs.P8b♂,♂(Un) ; pl.5, fig.8b♀,♀(Un). (Ranong; Yala)
Atrophaneura varuna varuna ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 152, figs.Abb.Pa-056-059. (Phang Nga)
Atrophaneura astorion varuna ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2024- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Nakhon Si Thammarat) (accessed: 2024.04.07)

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Ranong : 4♂ 4♀.

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Phuket : 1♂.

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Krabi : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).

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Nakhon Si Thammarat : 2♂ 1♀ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).

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Yala : 4♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).

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The butterfly is not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 600m). Both sexes visit flowers.

White, A.,1842 : Notice of two New Species of Papilio from Penang, presented to the British Museum by Sir. Wm. Norris.
Entomologist 1:280.

Hu, S.J, Cotton, A.M., Lamas, G, Duan, K. & Zhang, X.,2023 : Checklist of Yunnan Papilionidae (Lepidoptera: Papilionidea) with nomenclatural notes and descriptions of new subspecies
Zootaxa 5362(1):001-069.

♀+♂ (mating), Yala, Thailand.
♂, Krabi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)	♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1996.09.26 - 2024.04.30.