♂, Nan, Thailand.		♀, Nan, Thailand.
♂, Bolikhamxai, Laos. (photo by A.M.Cotton)		♀, Bolikhamxai, Laos. (photo by A.M.Cotton)
♂, Bolikhamxai, Laos. (photo by A.M.Cotton)		♂, Nan, Thailand.	♂, Nan, Thailand.

ON : Papilio noblei Nicéville, 1889 OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal (Part II), 57(4): 287-288, pl.13, fig.2,♂. TL : "Karen Hills, Burma" [Karen Hills, Myanmar]. (NZC) Distribution : India (Arunachal Pradesh), Myanmar, S.Yunnan, N.Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.

Papilio henricus Oberthür, 1892 : Étud. ent. 17: 3, pl.4, fig.39. TL. "Muang-Mou, Tonkin [N.Vietnam]". (NHML)
Papilio noblei f. vitalisi Dubois, 1921 : Faune ent. Indo-Chine fr. 1921(3): 12. TL. Laos (Ban-van-Nam). (Unavailable name)
Papilio noblei haynei Tytler, 1926 : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31(2): 249. TL. "Myitkyina, N.Burma" [Myitkyina, Kachin State, Myanmar]. (NHML)
Papilio noblei hoa Gabriel, 1945 : Entomologist. 78: 152. TL. "Chiem Hoa, Central Tonkin" [Chiem Hoa, Tuyen Quang, N.Vietnam].
Papilio noblei f.indiv.♂ anteratra Rousseau-Decelle, 1947 : Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 51: 129. Loc. "Hoa Binh, Tonkin" [Hoa Binh, N.Vietnam]. (NHML) (IFS)

noblei ; ♂, Type, 1.Feb.1887. Karen Hills, Burma. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 274, figs.♂,♂(Un).
henricus ;
♂, Type (red), #149310, Muong Mou, Haut-Tonkin. (NHML, examined) ; ♂, Type (red), Muong Mou, Haut-Tonkin. (NHML, examined)
haynei ;
Holotype ♂, Nmt 3.24, N.Burma. det. A.M.Cotton,2006. (NHML, examined)
Paratype 1♂, Nmt 3.24. det. A.M.Cotton,2006. (NHML, examined)
hoa ;
♂, Type HT (red), Rh.15075, #149318, Aug.Sept., Chiem-Hoa, Central-Tonkin. H.Fruhstorfer (NHML, examined)
♀, Type AT (red), Rh.15076, #149319, Aug.Sept., Chiem-Hoa, Central-Tonkin. H.Fruhstorfer (NHML, examined)

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Papilio noblei ; Godfrey,1930 : 211-212. ('Prae: Me Song fores')
Papilio noblei noblei ; Pinratana,1977 : 32, figs.P23,♂,♂(Un). ('Prae')
Papilio noblei noblei ; Nakano,1990 : 18, fig.1. (Nan)
Papilio noblei noblei ; Pinratana & Eliot,1992 : 21,42, pl.26, figs.23,♂,♂(Un). (Nan)
Papilio noblei ; Nishimura,1995 : 153-155, figs.1,♂,2,♂,3,♂. (Nan)
Papilio noblei noblei ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 76, pl.9, figs.P23,♂(dsf),♂(Un),♀. (Nan)
Papilio noblei noblei ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 122, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Bang Tuei Klong; Tha Wong Pha; Doi Phu Kha; Nan district)
Papilio noblei noblei ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 76, pl.9, figs.P22,♂(dsf),♂(Un),♀. (Nan)
'Papilio noblei ; Sophonviwatkul et al.,2015– : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. [Laos] (accessed: 2023.05.16)'

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Papilio noblei f. vitalisi ; Dubois & Vitalis,1921 : 12. (Ban van Nam)
Papilio noblei noblei ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 46, not fig. (Vang Vieng)
Papilio noblei ; Masui & Uehara,1994 : 8, pl.2, fig.5,♂. (Louang Namtha)
Papilio noblei ; Osada et al.,1999 : 200, pl.2, figs.♂(dsf),♂,♀. (Thabok; Nam Tha; Lak Sao)
Papilio noblei ; Cotton & Racheli,[2007] : 348-349. (Thabok; Koun Kham; Lak Sao)
Papilio noblei noblei ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 41.
Papilio noblei noblei ; Onodera,2022 : 9, pl.22, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Khammouan: Ban Lao)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Papilio noblei ; Dubois & Vitalis,1914 : 148. (Cambodge)
Papilio noblei ; Vitalis,1919 : 213. (Cambodge)
Papilio noblei f. noblei ; Dubois & Vitalis,1921 : 12. (Cambodge)

[ VIETNAM ]
Papilio noblei ; Fruhstorfer,1903 : 172-173. (Tonkin: Chiem-Hoa)
Papilio noblei ; Jordan,1908-1909 : 52. (C.Tonkin)
Papilio noblei ; Dubois & Vitalis,1914 : 148. (Annam)
Papilio noblei ; Vitalis,1919 : 213. (Annam)
Papilio noblei f. noblei ; Dubois & Vitalis,1921 : 12. (Annam)
Papilio noblei noblei ; Metaye,1957 : 82. (N / C)
Papilio noblei noblei ; Shinkai,1999 : 52. (N: Tam Dao / S: Bao Lac)
Papilio noblei noblei ; Luong et al.,2004 : 1. (Cuc Phuong)
Papilio noblei ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 38. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; A Luoi; Phong Dien)
Papilio noblei ; Monastyrskii,2007 : 51-52, pl.12, figs.2a♂,2b♂(Un). (N: Tuyen Quang(Chiem Hoa); Tam Dao; Cat Ba / C: Ba Na; Phong Dien; Phong Nha/Ke Bang; Pu Hoat; Pu Mat; Bach Ma; Nam Dong)
Papilio noblei ; Kishi,2007 : 26-27, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Lam Dong: Madagui; Suoi Voi)
Papilio noblei ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 20, fig.Pa-42,♂. (Lam Dong: Madagui; Bin Thuan: Dami)
Papilio noblei noblei ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 12. (N / C to Lam Dong)

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The butterfly is locally common in forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 700 - 1000m). Males are frequently observed mud-puddling along stream banks and at puddles.
Godfrey,1930 recorded it from 'Mae Son forest, Phrae', N.Thailand and it is also referred in Pinratana,1977, however it is dubious. I consider it more likely to be an erroneous location.

Nicéville, L. de,1889 : On new or little-known Butterflies from the Indian Region.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal (Part II), 57(4): 273-293, pls.13,14.

Oberthür, C.,1893 : Lépidoptères du Tonkin.
Étud. ent. 17: 1-15, 1 pl.

Dubois, E. & Vitalis, de S.R.,1921 : Contribution a la Faune Entomologique de l'Indochine Francçise.
Faune ent. Indo-Chine fr. 1921(3): 7-26.

Tytler, H.,1926 : Notes on some new and interesting butterflies from India and Burma. pt.1.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31(2): 248-260, 2 pls.

Gabriel, A.G.,1945 : Notes on some Papilionidae (Lep. Rhopalocera), with descriptions of five new subspecies.
Entomologist. 78: 151-152.

Rousseau-Decelle, G.,1947 : Contribution a letude des Papilio de la faune Indo-Oceanienne (Lep. Papilionidae).
Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 51: 128-133.

Nishimura, M.,1995 : Notes on some Papilionidae from Indo-China (1).
Tyô to Ga 46(3): 153-158. (in Japanese)

Bose, A., Sonowal, L. & Gogoi, M.J.,2023 : First live record of Noble's Helen Papilio noblei de Nicéville, 1889 (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) swallowtail butterfly India from Namdapha national park, Arunachal Pradesh, India, a newly reported species from India.
Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2023; 11(1): 135-136.

♂, Bolikhamxai, Laos. (photo by K.Phongpiyamit)
♂ with nephelus ♂, Bolikhamxai, Laos. (photo by K.Phongpiyamit)	♂, Bolikhamxai, Laos. (photo by K.Phongpiyamit)
♂ with helenus, Bolikhamxai, Laos. (photo by K.Phongpiyamit)	♂ with paris, bianor, Bolikhamxai, Laos. (photo by K.Phongpiyamit)

1996.09.26 - 2025.05.31.