Graphium agamemnon agamemnon  (Linnaeus, 1758)

Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ♂ Up. Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ♂ Un. Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ♀ Up. Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ♀ Un.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Papilio agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758
OD : Syst. nat. (ed. 10) 1:462.
TL : "Asia" [Guangdong, China].
Distribution : Nepal, N.India to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos,
Cambodia, Vietnam, Hainan, China, Taiwan, Langkawi,
W.Malaysia, Tioman, Aur, Singapore, Philippines, Sumatra,
Borneo, Java, Bali, Palawan.
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon map

Synonyms

Papilio aegisthus Linnaeus,1758 : Amoen. acad. 6:401. TL. China.
Papilio dorylas Sulzer,1776 : Abgekurtze Gesch. Ins. : 142, pl.13, fig.3. TL. China. (homonym)
Papilio agamemnon var. rufescens Oberthür,1879 : Étud. ent. 4:58. TL. Chine.
Papilio agamemnon var. anoura Oberthür,1879 : Étud. ent. 4:58. TL. Bornéo, Dodinga.


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Papilio agamemnon agamemnon ; Fruhstorfer,1903 : 217. (Siam)
Papilio agamemnon agamemnon ; Godfrey,1916 : 112.
Papilio agamemnon agamemnon ; Pendlebury,1923 : 25. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Tai Sai River)
Papilio agamemnon agamemnon ; Godfrey,1927 : 120. (N)
Papilio agamemnon agamemnon ; Godfrey,1930 : 218. (all over)
Papilio agamemnon agamemnon ; Godfrey,1932a : 264. (P)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Pinratana,1977 : 59, figs.P48,♀,♂(Un). (all over)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Pinratana & Eliot,1992 : 37,46, pl.69, figs.69,♂,♀. (every where)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 251, fig.44,♀. (Mukdahan: Phu Mu)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 46. (Ubon Ratchathani: Warin Chamrap; Nam Tok Soi Sawan; Phu Chong Na Yoi; Mukdahan: Nam Tok Tad Ton)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Katsuyama et al.,2006 : 46, fig.32,♂. (Nan: Ban Nam Poon)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♀+♂](Un). (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.29 ; accessed: 2024.04.10)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 122, pl.34, figs.P71,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Bangkok; Doi Pui; Khao Yai)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂[♀],♂[♀](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.06.01)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 140, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Inthanon; Thung Saleng Luang; Phu Khiewo; Sarika; Nakohn Nayork; Khao Yai; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Khao Khiewo; Bang Phra; Bangkok; Sai York Noi; Erawan; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 122, pl.34, figs.P68,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Bangkok; Doi Pui; Khao Yai)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 6. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Phetchabun; Chaiyaphum; Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Nayok; Bangkok; Trat; Phetchaburi) (accessed: 2024.07.05)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnons ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 166-167, figs.Abb.Pa-115-118, 260-272. (Phang Nga)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Chaianunporn & Chaianunporn,2019 : 87. (Chaiyaphum: Chulabhorn Dam)

[ LAOS ]
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 47, col.pl.11, fig.♂ ; pl.10, figs.7,♂,8,♂(Un). (Pakse; Tha Ngone; Vientiane; Hat Pho; Nam Ngum Dam)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 201, pl.27, figs.♂,♀. (Thabok; Luang Phrabang)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 39. (Namdhua)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Cotton & Racheli,[2007] : 314-315. (throughout Laos)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 42.
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Onodera,2022 : 12, pl.56, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Vientiane: Vang Vieng; Bolikhamxai: Phon Si)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Woodfield & Murton,2006 : fig.♂. (Botum Sakor NP.)
Graphium agamemnon ; Onodera,2007 : 26. (Rattanakiri: Ou Chum)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 128. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Kosterin,2019 : 89. (Koh Kong)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Kosterin,2019b : 26. (Ratanakiri)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Kosterin,2020 : 312. (Siem Reap; Preah Vihear)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 113. (Battambang; Koh Kong; Mondulkiri; Phnom Penh; Preah Sihanouk; Pursat; Ratanakiri; Siem Reap; Stueng Treng)

[ VIETNAM ]
Papilio agamemnon agamemnon ; Fruhstorfer,1903 : 217. (Tonkin / Annam)
Papilio agamemnon f. menides ; Dubois & Vitalis,1921 : 16. (Annam / Cochinchine)
Papilio agamemnon ; Lemée,1950 : 4. (Hagiang / Sontay)
Papilio agamemnon agamemnon ; Metaye,1957 : 84. (N / C / S)
Papilio agamemnon agamemnon ab. aegisthus ; Metaye,1957 : 84. (N / C / S)
Papilio agamemnon menides ; Metaye,1957 : 84. (C / S)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Ikeda et al.,1998 : 17, figs.5:4,♂,5,♂(Un),6,♀, 9:17(♂genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Shinkai,1999 : 63. (N: Tam Dao / S: Bao Lac)
Graphium agamemnon ; Vu,2003 : 56. (Phu Quoc)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Luong et al.,2004 : 1, 28, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006 : 10, figs.Pa-31,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dong Nai: Thac Mai; Ho Chi Minh)
Graphium agamemnon ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 38. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; A Luoi; Bach Ma)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Monastyrskii,2007 : 85-86, pl.27, figs.1a♂,1b♂(Un). (throughout Vietnam)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 14. (N / C / S)
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ; Saito et al.,2017 : 77. (S: Nui Cam)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Rai : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 12♂ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 5♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Bangkok : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trat : 2♂ (incl. photo by E.Ikari).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Vientiane : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Bolikhamxai : 22♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Khammouan : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ VIETNAM ]
Lam Dong : 3♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is common in secondary and montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 10 - 1300m) and is often found in city parks and urban areas. Both sexes visit flowers. Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.


Literature

Linnaeus, C.,1758 : Systema naturae per regna tria naturae,secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis.
Holmiae, Laurentil Salvii. (Edition 10). 1(Animalia):[iv]+824pp.

Linnaeus, C.,1763 : Centuria Insectorum, Proposuit Boas Johansson.
Amoen. acad. 6:384-415.

Sulzer, J.H.,1776 : Abgekurtze Geschichte der Insekten nach dem Linnaeischen System. 1.
Winterthur, Germany. H.Steiner & Co., 1:xxviii+274pp.; 2:[2]pp.+32pls.

Oberthür, C.,1879 : Catalogue raisonné des Papilionidae de la collection de Ch. Oberthür a Rennes.
Étud. ent. 4:xviii + 19-117pp, 6 pls.

Corbet, A.S.,1949 : The Linnaean names of Indo-Australian Rhopalocera. Part 7. Summary of Determinations.
Proc. R. ent. Soc Lond. (B)18(9-10):191-199.


Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ♂ Graphium agamemnon agamemnon ♂
♂, Chiang Rai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1996.10.08 - 2024.07.31.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.