Papilio bianor pinratanai

Papilio bianor pinratanai Racheli & Cotton, 1983


♂ (dsf), Chanthaburi, Thailand.	♂ (dsf), Chanthaburi, Thailand.

♂ (wsf), Chanthaburi, Thailand.	♀ (wsf), Chanthaburi, Thailand.

♂, Chachoengsao, Thailand. (photo by THNHM)	♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.	♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

ON : Papilio polyctor pinratanai Racheli & Cotton, 1983
OD : Papilio International. 1(1):2.
TL : Chanthaburi, Thailand.

Distribution : S.E.Thailand.

	● ssp.bianor
	● ssp.triumphator
	● ssp.stockleyi
	● ssp.pinratanai

Type Materials Information

Holotype ♂, 10.Sep.1976. Khao Sa Bahp, Chantaburi, Thailand. (in coll. T.Racheli)
Paratypes ; 23♂ 4♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand. (NHML ; EMBT ; in coll. T.Racheli ; A.M.Cotton ; A.Pinratana)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Papilio polyctor triumphator ; Jordan,1908-1909 : 79. (Chanthaburi)
Papilio polyctor triumphator ; Godfrey,1916 : 111. (Chanthaburi)
Papilio polyctor triumphator ; Godfrey,1930 : 214,215. (Chanthaburi)
Papilio polyctor ganesa ; Pinratana,1977 : 46, figs.P33a♂,♂(Un). (Chanthaburi: Krating fall; Khao Soi Dao; Khao Sabap)
Papilio polyctor pinratanai ; Pinratana & Eliot,1992 : 26,43, pl.46, figs.35a♂,♀. (Chanthaburi)
Papilio polyctor stockleyi ; Nishimura,1997 : 55, fig.14,♂,15,♂[♀],16,♀[♂](Un). (Chanthaburi: Kao Soi Dao; Ban Puk Kad; Namtok Pliew)
Papilio polyctor pinratanai ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 94, pl.19, figs.P38b♂,♂,♀,♀(Un). (Chanthaburi)
Papilio bianor pinratanai ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 128, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kao Soi Dao; Pliewn WF; Chanthaburi)
Papilio bianor pinratanai ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 94, pl.19, figs.P36b♂,♂,♀,♀(Un). (Chanthaburi)
Papilio bianor pinratanai ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chachoengsao; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2023.05.16)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chachoengsao : 1♂ (photo by THNHM).

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

Chanthaburi : 40♂ 1♀ (incl. type series, photo and photo by T.Aoyama).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 250 - 550m). Males form flight paths along streams or forest edges, and frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.

Literature

Racheli, T & Cotton, A.M.,1983 : A new subspecies of Papilio polyctor Boisduval from South-East Thailand.
Papilio International. 1(1):1-8, 4 figs.


♂ (dsf), Chanthaburi, Thailand.	♂ (dsf), Chanthaburi, Thailand.

♂ (wsf), Chanthaburi, Thailand. (photo by T.Aoyama)

♂ (wsf), Chanthaburi, Thailand. (photo by T.Aoyama)

1996.10.02 - 2023.05.31.