Graphium nomius swinhoei (Moore, 1878)

Graphium nomius swinhoei ♂ Up. Graphium nomius swinhoei ♂ Un. Graphium nomius swinhoei ♀ Up. Graphium nomius swinhoei ♀ Un.
♂, Ban Nam Hom, Laos. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Graphium nomius swinhoei ♂ Up. Graphium nomius swinhoei ♂ Un. Graphium nomius swinhoei ♂ genitalia Graphium nomius swinhoei ♂ genitalia
♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand. ♂ genitalia, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

ON : Papilio swinhoei Moore, 1878
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878(3):697.
TL : Hainan. (NHML)
Distribution : N.India to Myanmar, Thailand,
Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hainan.
Graphium nomius swinhoei Map

Synonyms

Papilio nomius forma temp. pernomius Fruhstorfer, 1903 : Berl. ent. Z. 47(3/4):202. TL. "Meklong Fluss, Siames, birmes Grenze ...Shan State" [Mekong River, the border between Thailand and Shan State of Myanmar]. (NHML) (IFS)
Pathysa nomius hainana Chou, 1994 : In Chou et al., Monographia Rhopalocerorum Sinensium. 173, figs,♂(HT),♂(Un); 751, fig.6(right, HT,♂). TL. Hainan.


Type Materials Information

swinhoei ; ♂, Type HT (red), Rh.11077, #149369, Hainan. Swinhoe. (NHML, examined)
pernomius ;
♂, Type (red), #149369, April. Kanburi, West-Siam. Fruhstorfer leg. (NHML, examined)
♂, Type, April. Kanburi, West-Siam. Fruhstorfer leg. (NHML, examined)
hainana ; Holotype ♂, Jun.1963. Hainan.


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Papilio nomius swinhoei ; Fruhstorfer,1903 : 201-202. (Muok-Lek)
Papilio nomius f.temp. pernomius ; Fruhstorfer,1903 : 202. (Meklong River, Siames Birmes border)
Papilio nomius swinhoei ; Jordan,1909 : 87. (Siam)
Papilio nomius swinhoei ; Godfrey,1916 : 111. (Huey Meh Pradone)
Papilio nomius swinhoei ; Godfrey,1927 : 120. (N)
Papilio nomius swinhoei ; Godfrey,1930 : 216. (all over)
Graphium nomius swinhoei ; Pinratana,1977 : 53, figs.P39,♂,♂(Un). (except P)
Graphium nomius swinhoei ; Pinratana & Eliot,1992 : 32,44, pl.57, figs.46,♂,♀. (Chiang Mai; Phitsanulok; Nakhon Ratchasima; Kanchanaburi; Phetchaburi; Ratchaburi)
Graphium nomius swinhoei ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 16, fig.37,♂. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Ban Na Lak; Ban Gok Tum; Ubon Ratchathani: Ban Na Pho Krang; Kaeng Tana; Nam Tok Soi Sawan; Kaeng E-Keow; Phu Hin Dang)
Graphium nomius swinhoei ; Katsuyama et al.,2006 : 46, fig.30,♂. (Nan: Ban Nam Poon)
Pathysa nomius swinhoei ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 110, pl.27, figs.P54,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Kanchanaburi; Khao Yai)
Graphium nomius swinhoei ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.[♂],[♂](Un). (Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2022.08.02)
Graphium nomius swinhoei ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 132, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Dao; Thung Saleng Luang; Nakohn Nayork; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kroeng Kavia Lake; Thung Yai; Sai York Noi; Kaeng Krachan)
Graphium nomius swinhoei ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 110, pl.27, figs.P51,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Kanchanaburi; Khao Yai)
Graphium nomius swinhoei ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Udon Thani; Saraburi) (accessed: 2023.05.18)
Graphium nomius ; Nishimura,2024 : 15, figs.1(♂,ab.),2(♂),3(♂,ab.),4(♂,ab.,Un). (Mae Hong Son: Kung Mai Sak)

[ LAOS ]
Papilio nomius f. swinhoei ; Dubois & Vitalis,1914 : 150. (Laos)
Graphium nomius swinhoei ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 47, pl.11, figs.5,♂,6,♂(Un),7,♀,8,♀(Un). (Luang Prabang; Tha Ngone; Pakse; Vang Vieng)
Graphium nomius swinhoei ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 201, pl.23, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀. (Vang Vieng; Saravan; Thakhek)
Graphium nomius swinhoei ; Cotton & Racheli,[2007] : 297-298. (Thabok; Koun Kham; Thakhek)
Graphium nomius swinhoei ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 41.
Graphium nomius swinhoei ; Onodera,2022 : 9, pl.44, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Xiengkhouang: Muang Kham)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Graphium nomius swinhoei ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 113, fig.1B♂. (Mondulkiri, Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Papilio nomius swinhoei ; Fruhstorfer,1903 : 201-202. (Tonkin / S.Annam: Xom-Gom)
Papilio nomius swinhoei ; Jordan,1909 : 87. (Tonkin / Annam)
Papilio nomius swinhoei ; Godfrey,1919 : 464. (S: Dalat)
Papilio nomius f. swinhoei ; Dubois & Vitalis,1914 : 150. (Annam / Tonkin)
Papilio nomius swinhoei ; Metaye,1957 : 83. (N / C)
Graphium nomius swinhoei ; Shinkai,1999 : 60. (N: Tam Dao / S: Bao Lac)
Graphium nomius swinhoei ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006 : 10, fig.Pa-23,♂. (Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Graphium nomius swinhoei ; Monastyrskii,2007 : 94, pl.29, fig.3,♂,3b♂(Un). (N: Tam Dao; Ha Giang)
Graphium nomius swinhoei ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 20, fig.Pa-23,♀. (Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Graphium nomius swinhoei ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 14. (N / C to Dak Lak; Yok Don N.P.)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Rai : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 12♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lampang : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phrae : 4♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchabun : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chaiyaphum : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Surat Thani (Koh Phangan ; Koh Tao) : 2♂ (incl. photo by P.Koserb).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Khammouan : 3♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Champasak : 4♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally very common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 50 - 900m). Both sexes visit flowers. Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.


Literature

Moore, F.,1878 : List of Lepidopterous Insects collected by the late R.Swinhoe in the Island of Hainan.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878(3):695-708.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1903 :
Verzeichnis der in Tonkin, Annam und Siam gesammelten Papilioniden und Besprechung verwandter Formen.
Berl. ent. Z. 47(3/4):167-234.

Jordan, K.,1909 : Die Indo-Australische Tagfalter. Papilionidae in Seitz, Grossschmett. Erde
9:81-88.

Chou, I. (ed.),1994 : Monographia Rhopalocerorum Sinensium.
2 vols., 854 pp. Henan Scientific and Technological Publishing House.


Graphium nomius swinhoei ♂ Graphium nomius swinhoei ♂
♂, Phrae, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Graphium nomius swinhoei ♂ Graphium nomius swinhoei ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1996.10.08 - 2024.10.31.

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