Papilio demolion demolion  Cramer, 1776
Papilio demolion demolion ♂ Up. Papilio demolion demolion ♂ Un. Papilio demolion demolion ♀ Up. Papilio demolion demolion ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.
Papilio demolion demolion ♂ Up. Papilio demolion demolion ♂ Up. Papilio demolion demolion ♀ Up. Papilio demolion demolion ♀ Up.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Vientiane, Laos. ♀, Mukdahan, Thailand.

ON : Papilio demolion Cramer, 1776
OD : Uitl. kapellen. 1(8):140, pl.89, figs.A,B.
TL : Batavia, Java.
Distribution : N.India, S.Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam,
Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman, Singapore, Sumatra, Java,
Borneo, Banka, Bali, Lombok. 		Papilio demolion demolion map
Synonym

Papilio cresphontes Fabricius, 1938 : in Bryk, Syst. Glossat. :48. TL. India orientali. (homonym)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Papilio demolion ; Fruhstorfer,1903 : 173. (Siam: Muok-Lek)
Papilio demolion demolion ; Jordan,1908-1909 : 51. (Siam)
Papilio demolion demolion ; Godfrey,1916 : 120. (Chonburi: Sriracha)
Papilio demolion demolion ; Pendlebury,1923 : 23. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Lan Saka; Khao Luang)
Papilio demolion demolion ; Godfrey,1930 : 211. (Prae: Me Song forest; Chonburi: Sriracha; Songkhla: Ban Prakawp)
Papilio demolion demolion ; Godfrey,1932a : 264. (P)
Papilio demolion demolion ; Pinratana,1977 : 31, figs.P22,♂,♂(Un). (Chanthaburi; Loei; Chonburi: Chonburi; Sriracha)
Papilio demolion demolion ; Pinratana & Eliot,1992 : 21,42, pl.25, fig.22,♂. (Chiang Mai; Chaiyaphum; Chonburi; Chanthaburi; Ranong; Trang; Yala)
Papilio demolion demolion ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 76, pl.9, figs.P22,♂,♀,♀(Un). (Tak; Doi Inthanon; Phu Khieo)
Papilio demolion demolion ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2021.12.27)
Papilio demolion demolion ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 122, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phu Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Khao Khiewo; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Tarutao Is; Than To WF.)
Papilio demolion demolion ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 76, pl.9, figs.P21,♂,♀,♀(Un). (Tak; Doi Inthanon; Phu Khieo)
Papilio demolion demolion ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Phetchabun; Sa Kaeo; Chanthaburi; Yala) (accessed: 2023.05.16)
Papilio demolion demolion ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 156-157, figs.Abb.Pa-076-077,188-193. (Phang Nga)

[ LAOS ]
Papilio demolion demolion ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 46, pl.5, figs.1,♂,2,♂(Un),3,♀,4,♀(Un). (Nam Ngum Dam)
Papilio demolion demolion ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 200, pl.9, figs.♂,♀. (Lak Sao)
Papilio demolion demolion ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 38. (Nhahin; Nakai)
Papilio demolion demolion ; Cotton & Racheli,[2007] : 347-348. (Thabok; Koun Kham)
Papilio demolion demolion ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 41.
Papilio demolion demolion ; Onodera,2022 : 5, pl.22, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Thabok; Khammouan: Natung)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Papilio demolion demolion ; Woodfield & Murton,2006 : figs.♀,♀(Un). (Botum Sakor NP.)
Papilio demolion demolion ; Kosterin,2019 : 89. (Koh Kong)
Papilio demolion demolion ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 113. (Koh Kong; Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Papilio demolion demolion ; Metaye,1957 : 82. (N / C / S)
Papilio demolion demolion ; Shinkai,1999 : 52. (S: Bao Lac)
Papilio demolion demolion ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006 : 7, figs.Pa-11,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dong Nai: Thac Mai)
Papilio demolion demolion ; Monastyrskii,2007 : 50-51, pl.12, figs.1a♂,1b♂(Un). (C: Chu Yang Sin; Da Teh; Loc Bac; Bao Lam; Bao Loc; Cat Loc / S: Trang Bom; Dong Sai; Cat Tien; Lo Go Sa Mat)
Papilio demolion demolion ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 12. (C / S)

Specimens Examined

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

Chiang Mai : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Mukdaharn : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Kanchanaburi : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchabun : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chaiyaphum : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 1♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trat : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phuket : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 6♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Vientiane : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Bolikhamxai : 3♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ VIETNAM ]
Lam Dong : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 800m). Both sexes visit flowers. Males form flight paths along streams or forest edges, and frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.

Literature

Cramer, P.,1775-1780 :
De uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen Asia, Africa en America. Papillons exotiques des trois parties du monde l'Asie, l'Afrique et l'Amerique.
Amsteldam, S.J.Baalde; Barthelemy Wild and J. Van Schoonhoven & Comp.
1(1/7):i-xxx, 1-16, 1-132, pls.1-84 ([31 December]1775), (8):133-155, pls.85-96 (1776); 2(9/16):1-151, pls.97-192 (1777); 3(17/22):1-128, pls.193-264 (1779), (23/24):129-176, pls.265-288 (1780); 4(25/26):1-28, pls.289-304 (1780)

Fabricius, J.C.,1938 : in Bryk, Systema Glossatorum Secundum Ordines, Genera, Species Adiectis Synonymi Locis, Observationibus, Descriptionibus
i-xii, 13-112.

Papilio demolion demolion ♂ Papilio demolion demolion ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.
Papilio demolion demolion ♂ Papilio demolion demolion ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂, Yala, Thailand.
Papilio demolion demolion larvae Papilio demolion demolion larvae
larvae, Yala, Thailand.
1996.09.26 - 2024.02.29.
A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.