Papilio paradoxa aenigma

Papilio paradoxa aenigma Wallace, 1865


♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand. (photo by E.Ikari)

♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♂, Narathiwat, Thailand. (photo by A.M.Cotton)

ON : Papilio aenigma Wallace, 1865
OD : Trans. linn. soc. Lond. 25(1):60, pl.7, fig.3,♂.
TL : Malacca ; Sumatra. (♂, NHML)

Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
W.Malaysia, {Singapore}, Sumatra, Banka.

	● ssp.telearchus
	● ssp.aenigma

Synonyms

Papilio butleri Janson, 1879 : Cistula Entomologica 2:433, pl.8, fig.3. TL. Malacca. (♂, NHML)
Papilio caunus aegialus Distant, 1883 : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)12:352. TL. Singapore.
Papilio velutinus Butler, 1885 : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)16:343. TL. Sumatra. (♂, NHML)
Papilio butleri fuscus Hagen, 1892 : Berl. ent. Z. 37(2):155. TL. Banka.
Papilio penomimus Martin, 1895 : Tagsschmett. Nord.-Sumatra [1]:2-5. TL. N.E.Sumatra. (♀, NHML)
Papilio paradoxus telesicles ♂ab. distanti Rothschild, 1895 : Novit. zool. 2(3):373. TL. Malacca. (IFS)
Papilio paradoxus telesicles ♀ab. nepticula Rothschild, 1895 : Novit. zool. 2(3):374. TL. Malacca. (IFS)
Papilio paradoxus telesicles ♀ab. haasei Rothschild, 1895 : Novit. zool. 2(3):375. TL. Malacca. (IFS)
Chilasa paradoxa aenigma ♀f. andromima Eliot, 1980 : Malay Nat. J. 33(3/4):139, fig.1,♀,2,♀(Un). TL. Selangor, Malay Pen.(♀, NHML) (IFS)
Chilasa paradoxa aenigma ♂f. eucyanoides Eliot, 1980 : Malay Nat. J. 33(3/4):140, fig.3,♂. TL. Selangor, Malay Pen.(♂, NHML) (IFS)

Type Materials Information

aenigma ; ♂, Type (red), Rh10901, #149304, Sumatra. Hewitson Coll. (NHML, examined)
butleri ; ♂, Type, E.Indies (?Malacca). (NHML, examined)
velutinus ; ♂, Type (red), Rh10902, Sumatra. Hewitson Coll. (NHML, examined)
penomimus ; ♀, Type, Battak Mts., N.E.Sum., III-94, Dr.Martin. (NHML, examined)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Chilasa paradoxa aenigma ; Pinratana,1977 : 28, pl.28, fig.P19,♀[♂]. (Thailand)
Chilasa paradoxa aenigma ; Pinratana & Eliot,1992 : 20,41, pl.23, fig.20b♂(f. aenigma) ; pl.24, figs.20b♂,♀(f. aegialus). (Ranong; Trang; Yala)
Chilasa paradoxa aenigma ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♂](Un). (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.29 ; accessed: 2024.04.10)
Chilasa paradoxa aenigma ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 100, pl.23, figs.P47b♂,♀(f. aegialus),♂(f. aenigma),♀(f. haasei). (Ranong; Trang; Yala)
Chilasa paradoxa aenigma ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 121, figs.f. aenigma♂,♂(Un); f. aegialus♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khlong Naka; Kam Puan)
Papilio paradoxa aenigma ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 102, pl.23, figs.P44b♂(f. aegialus),♀(f. aegialus),♂(f. aenigma),♀(f. haasei). (Ranong; Trang; Yala)
Papilio paradoxa aenigma ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Phang Nga; Nakhon Si Thammarat; Yala) (accessed: 2023.05.16)
Chilasa paradoxa aenigma ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 155, figs.Abb.Pa-072-073. (Phang Nga)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 5♂ 1♀.

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

Surat Thani : 1♂.

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

Yala : 5♂ (incl. photo and photo by P.Sukkit and S.Atdhabhan).

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

Narathiwat : 1♂.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 800m). Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
Both sexes are polymorphic, with f. aenigma very similar to Euploea mulciber and f. aegiatus to Euploea radamantus. In flight, they are indistinguishable.

Literature

Wallace, A.R.,1865 :
On the phenomena of variation and geographical distribution as illustrated by the Papilionidae of the Malayan Region.
Trans. linn. Soc. Lond. 25(1):1-71, pls.1-8.

Janson, O.E.,1879 : Descriptions of two new Eastern species of the genus Papilio.
Cistula Entomologica. 2:433-434, pl.8, figs.2,3.

Distant, W.L.,1883 : Contributions to a Knowledge of Malayan Entomology. Part II.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)12:351-353.

Butler, A.G.,1885 : On a collection of Lepidoptera made at Manipur and on the borders of Assam by Dr.George Watt.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)16:298-310, 334-347, pl.8.

Hagen, B.,1892 : Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Rhopaloceren der Insel Banka.
Berl. ent. Z. 37(2):139-158.

Martin, L.,1895 : Einige neue Tagschmetterlinge von Nordost Sumatra [1]:1-7.

Rothschild, L.W.,1895 : A revision of the Papilios of the Eastern Hemisphere, exclusive of Africa.
Novit. zool. 2(3):167-463, pl.4.

Eliot, J.N.,1980 : New Information on the butterflies of the Malay Peninsula.
Malay Nat. J. 33(3/4):137-155, 16 figs.

Eliot, J.N.,1992 : In Corbet & Pendlebury. The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula, edn. 4.
Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.


♂, Yala, Thailand.	♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by P.Sukkit)	♂, Yala, Thailand.

Larva, Yala, Thailand.

1996.09.26 - 2024.04.30.