Pachliopta aristolochiae asteris

Pachliopta aristolochiae asteris (Rothschild, 1908)


♂, Yala, Thailand.	♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.

♂, Ranong, Thailand.	♀, Yala, Thailand.	♂, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Papilio aristolochiae asteris Rothschild, 1908
OD : Novit. zool. 15:167.
TL : Malay Peninsula and Penang.

Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman, Aur, Singapore.

	● ssp.goniopeltis
	● ssp.asteris

Type Material Information

♂, Type, Penang. Curtis 96. (NHML, examined)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Papilio aristolochiae aristolochiae ; Pendlebury,1923 : 22. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Lan Saka, Tai Sai River)
Papilio aristolochiae aristolochiae ; Godfrey,1930 : 209. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat)
Papilio aristolochiae aristolochiae ; Godfrey,1931 : 191. (Ko Tao)
Papilio aristolochiae asteris ; Godfrey,1932a : 263. (Surat: King Panom)
Pachliopta aristolochiae asteris ; Pinratana,1977 : 20, figs.P14b♂,♂(Un). (P)
Pachliopta aristolochiae asteris ; Pinratana & Eliot,1992 : 16,40, pl.18, fig.15b♂. (Ranong; Trang; Yala)
Pachliopta aristolochiae asteris ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♀](Un). (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.28 ; accessed: 2024.04.10)
Pachliopta aristolochiae asteris ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 74, pl.8, fig.P20b♂(Un). (Khao Phanom Bencha)
Pachliopta aristolochiae asteris ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂[♀],♂(Un). (Koh Samui; Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2021.10.03)
Pachliopta aristolochiae asteris ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 118, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
Pachliopta aristolochiae asteris ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 74, pl.8, fig.P19b♂(Un). (Khao Phanom Bencha)
Pachliopta aristolochiae asteris ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 153-154, figs.Abb.Pa-062-063,152-163. (Phang Nga)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 4♂ 1♀.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂ 2♀ (incl. photo by E.Ikari).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Satun (Khuan Don dist ; Koh Tarutao) : 3♂ 1♀. (incl. photo by E.IkarI)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Yala : 2♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Notes

The butterfly is common in montane and secondary forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 10 - 550m). Both sexes visit flowers. Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.

Literature

Rothschild, L.W.,1908 : New Forms of Oriental Papilios.
Novit. zool. 15:165-174.


♂, Yala, Thailand.

♂, Yala, Thailand.

1996.09.26 - 2024.04.30.