♂ (dsf), Ha Giang, Vietnam. (photo by A.M.Cotton)		♀ (dsf), Ha Giang, Vietnam. (photo by A.M.Cotton)
♂ (wsf), Vinh Phuc, Vietnam. (photo by A.M.Cotton)		♀ (dsf), Vinh Phuc, Vietnam. (photo by A.M.Cotton)
♂ (wsf), Lao Cai, Vietnam. (photo by A.M.Cotton)		♂ (dsf), Bolikhamxai, Laos. (photo by A.M.Cotton)
♂ (wsf), Bolikhamxai, Laos. (photo by A.M.Cotton)		♂ (wsf), Sekong, Laos.
♂ (dsf), Dak Lac, Vietnam. (photo by A.M.Cotton)		♂ (wsf), Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Papilio doddsi Janet, 1896 OD : Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1896(9):215-216. TL : "Laos Tonkinois". Distribution : Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, S.E.Yunnan.

Papilio megei Oberthür, 1899 : Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1899(14):268. TL. Haut-Tonkin.
Papilio dialis schanus Jordan, 1909 : In Seiz, Grossschmett Erde 9:77. TL. S.Shan States, [Myanmar]. (NHML)

schanus ; ♂, Type, Siam Frtf., S.Shan States. (NHML, examined)

[ LAOS ]
Papilio dialis f. doddsi ; Dubois & Vitalis,1914 : 150. (Laos)
Papilio dialis f. andronicus ; Dubois & Vitalis,1914 : 150. (Thado)
Papilio dialis f. doddsi ; Vitalis,1919 : 214. (Laos)
Papilio dialis f. andronicus ; Vitalis,1919 : 214. (Thado)
Papilio dialis f. doddsi ; Dubois & Vitalis,1921 : 14. (Laos)
Papilio dialis f. andronicus ; Dubois & Vitalis,1921 : 14. (Thado)
Papilio dialis doddsi ; Masui & Uehara,1997 : 6, pl.2, figs.2,♂,♂(Un). (Lak Sao)
Papilio dialis doddsi ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 200, pl.19, figs.♂(dsf),♂(dsf),♂(dsf),♀(dsf). (Lak Sao)
Papilio dialis doddsi ; Cotton & Racheli,2006 : 145-146, fig.1,♂. (Thabok; Lak Sao)
Papilio dialis doddsi ; Cotton & Racheli,[2007] : 338-340, fig.4,♂. (Thabok; Lak Sao)
Papilio dialis doddsi ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 41.
Papilio dialis doddsi ; Onodera,2022 : 8, pl.38, figs.♂,♂(Un), pl.39, figs.♂,♂(Un), pl.40, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Lak Sao)

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Papilio doddsi ; Fruhstorfer,1903 : 183-184. (Tonkin: Chiem-Hoa)
Papilio dialis doddsi ; Jordan,1908-1909 : 77. (Tonkin)
Papilio dialis f. doddsi ; Dubois & Vitalis,1914 : 150. (Annam)
Papilio dialis f. doddsi ; Vitalis,1919 : 214. (Annam)
Papilio dialis f. doddsi ; Dubois & Vitalis,1921 : 14. (Tonkin / Annam)
Papilio doddsi ; Lemée,1950 : 4. (Backan; Hagiang)
Papilio dialis doddsi ; Metaye,1957 : 83. (N / C)
Papilio dialis doddsi ; Ikeda et al.,1998 : 17, figs.4:12,♂, 9:11(♂genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Papilio dialis doddsi ; Shinkai,1999 : 56-57. (N: Tam Dao ; Mt.Pia Oac ; Dong Fang)
Papilio doddsi doddsi ; Luong et al.,2004 : 1, 26, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Papilio doddsi ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 38. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; Bach Ma)
Papilio doddsi ; Monastyrskii,2007 : 65, pl.18, figs.2a♂,2b♂,2c♂(Un). (N: Tam Dao; Ba Vi / C: Pu Hoat; Pu Mat; Ke Bang; Bach Ma; Ngoc Linh; Kon Cha Rang)
Papilio doddsi ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 13. (N / C)

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Vientiane : 1♂.

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Bolikhamxai : 12♂ (incl. photo by K.Phongpiyamit).

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Sekong : 1♂.

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Ha Giang : 1♂ 1♀.

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Vinh Phuc : 6♂ 3♀.

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Dak Lak : 1♂.

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The butterfly is locally common in montane forests. Males form flight paths along streams or forest edges, and frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
The tail length is highly variable, and there is a tendency for individuals to have short tails in the south.

Janet, A.,1896 : Description de nouvelles espèces de Lépidoptères du Tonkin.
Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1896(9):215-216.

Oberthür, C.,1899 : Description d'un Papilio nouveau, du Haut-Tonkin [Lép.]
Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1899(14):268.

Jordan, K.,1909 : Die Indo-Australische Tagfalter. Papilionidae in Seitz, Grossschmett. Erde
9:73-80.

♂, Bolikhamxai, Laos. (photo by K.Phongpiyamit)
♂, Bolikhamxai, Laos. (photo by K.Phongpiyamit)

1996.10.06 - 2023.05.31.