Graphium agamemnon agamemnon
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. |
♀, Yala, Thailand. |
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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.
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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 ; Best,1962 : 51. ("Puket" [Phuket])
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♂.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Chiang Rai : 1♂ (photo).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Chiang Mai : 12♂ (incl. photo).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Nan : 5♂.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Tak : 2♂.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Bangkok : 1♀.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Chanthaburi : 2♂.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Trat : 2♂ (incl. photo by E.Ikari).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Yala : 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
[ LAOS ]
Vientiane : 1♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Bolikhamxai : 22♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Khammouan : 2♂.
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[ VIETNAM ]
Lam Dong : 3♂ 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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 are territorial on trees and fly in circles over their territory and often 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] + 824 pp.
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 + 274 pp.; 2: [2] pp + 32 pls.
Oberthür, C.,1879 : Catalogue raisonné des Papilionidae de la collection de Ch. Oberthür a Rennes.
Étud. ent. 4: xviii + 19-117 pp, 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.
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♂, Chiang Rai, Thailand. |
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.