♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.		♀, Khammouan, Laos. (photo by K.Saito)
♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Yala, Thailand.
♂, Trat, Thailand.		♀, Surat Thani, Thailand. (photo by E.Ikari)
♂, Yala, Thailand.	♂, Songkla, Thailand.	♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand.	♂, Vientiane, Laos.
♂ genitalia, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

ON : Papilio hermocrates C. Felder & R. Felder, [1865] OD : Reise öst. Fregatte Novara. Zool. Theil. (1): 57-59, pl.12, fig.e. TL : "Luzon" [Luzon, Phillipines]. Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan, Sichuan, Langkawi, W.Malaysia (North), Borneo, Palawan, Philippines, Sumba, Timor, Wetar, Damar.

Papilio aristeoides Eimer, 1889 : Artb. Verwandtsch. Schmett. 1: 163-164, pl.3, fig.3. TL. "Nördburmah" [N.Myanmar].
Papilio aristeus pedo Fruhstorfer, 1909 : Ent. Zeit. 22(41): 170. TL. Insel Sumba.
Pathysa aristea hainanensis Chou et Gu, 1994 : In: Chou, Monograph. Rhop. Sin. 1: 173, figs.♂(HT), ♂(HT,Un), ♀, ♀(Un); 751, fig.7(right, HT,♂). TL. Hainan.

aristeoides ; Origin, ♂, Nord Burmah. (MNHN)
hainanensis ; Holotype ♂, 15.Apr.1989. Jianfengling, Hainan.

[ THAILAND ]
Papilio aristeus hermocrates ; Fruhstorfer,1903 : 200-201. (Hinlap; Muok-Lek; Kanburi)
Papilio aristeus hermocrates ; Jordan,1909 : 88. (Siam)
Papilio aristeus hermocrates ; Godfrey,1916 : 111. (Huey Meh Pradone)
Papilio aristeus hermocrates ; Pendlebury,1923 : 24. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Lan Saka)
Papilio aristeus hermocrates ; Godfrey,1927 : 120. (N)
Papilio aristeus hermocrates ; Godfrey,1930 : 216. (Prae: Me Song forest; Muak Lek; Chonburi: Sriracha; Phetchaburi River)
Papilio aristeus hermocrates ; Godfrey,1932a : 264. (P)
Graphium aristeus hermocrates ; Pinratana,1977 : 53, figs.P40,♂,♂(Un). (all over)
Graphium aristeus hermocrates ; Pinratana & Eliot,1992 : 33,45, pl.57, fig.47,♂. (Chanthaburi; Chonburi; Nakhon Ratchasima; Phetchaburi; Yala)
Graphium aristeus hermocrates ; Nishimura,1996a : 43-45, figs.11,♂,12,♂,13,♂,15,♂,16,♂,17,♂. (Chanthaburi: Khao Soi Dao; Phetchaburi: Padeng; Kanchanaburi: Say Yok Noi; Songkhla: Namtok Ton Nga Chang; Yala: Than To)
Graphium aristeus hermocrates ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 16, fig.36,♂. (Mukdahan: Ban Gok Tum; Ubon Ratchathani: Kaeng E-Keow)
Pathysa aristeus hermocrates ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 110, pl.27, figs.P55,♂,♂(Un),♀[♂?]. (Trat; Khao Yai)
Pathysa aristeus hermocrates ; Les Day,2011–2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.♂(Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.08.02)
Graphium aristeus hermocrates ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 133, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Phu Khiewo; Khao Yai; Sarika; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Khao Khiewo; Thung Yai; Sai York Noi; Erawan WF; Kaeng Krachan; Hua Hin; Thaleban; Than To WF.)
Graphium aristeus hermocrates ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 110, pl.27, fig.P52s,♂,♂(Un),♂. (Trat; Khao Yai)
Graphium aristeus hermocrates ; Sophonviwatkul et al.,2015– : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chaiyaphum; Khon Kaen; Udon Thani; Nakhon Ratchasima; Sa Kaeo; Trat) (accessed: 2024.07.05)
Arisbe aristeus hermocrates ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 169, figs.Abb.Pa-138-139. (Phang Nga)
Graphium aristeus hermocrates ; K. Chaianunporn & T. Chaianunporn,2019 : 87. (Chaiyaphum: Chulabhorn Dam)
Graphium aristeus ; Nishimura,2024 : 16, figs.8,♂,9,♂,10,♂,11,♂. (Mae Hong Son: Nai Soi)
Graphium aristeus hermocrates ; Nishimura,2025 : 28, fig.107,♂,107v♂(Un). (Mae Hong Son: Kung Mai Sak; Nai Soi)

[ LAOS ]
Papilio aristeus ab.aristeoides ; Dubois & Vitalis,1914 : 150. (Laos)
Papilio aristeus f.hermocrates ; Dubois & Vitalis,1921 : 14. (Laos)
Papilio aristeus ab.aristeoides ; Dubois & Vitalis,1921 : 14. (Laos)
Graphium aristeus hermocrates ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 47, pl.11, figs.3,♂,4,♂(Un). (Tha Ngone; Pakse; Dan Sum; Tha Dua, Vientiane)
Graphium aristeus hermocrates ; Nishimura,1996a : 43-45. (Viang Chan: Van Vieng)
Graphium aristeus hermocrates ; Osada et al.,1999 : 201, pl.23, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Nhahin; Vientiane)
Graphium aristeus hermocrates ; Cotton & Racheli,[2007] : 297. (Thabok; Koun Kham)
Graphium aristeus hermocrates ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 41.
Graphium aristeus hermocrates ; Onodera,2022 : 9, pl.44, figs.♂,♂(Un), pl.45, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Khammouan: Nahin; Bolikhamxai: Thabok)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Graphium aristeus hermocrates ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 128. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Graphium aristeus hermocrates ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 113. (Pursat; Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Papilio aristeus hermocrates ; Metaye,1957 : 83. (S)
Graphium aristeus hermocrates ; Miyazaki et al.,2006 : 10, fig.Pa-24,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dong Nai: Nam Cat Tien)
Graphium aristeus hermocrates ; Miyazaki et al.,2007c : 36, fig.Pa-24,♀. (Dong Nai: Thac Mai)
Graphium aristeus hermocrates ; Monastyrskii,2007 : 93-94, pl.30, figs.1,♂,1b♂(Un). (C: Phong Nha-Ke Bang; Kon Ka Kinh; Hon Ba; Chu Yang Sin / S: Cat Tien)
Graphium aristeus hermocrates ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 14. (C / S)

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Mae Hong Son : 12♂.

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Chiang Mai : 1♂ (photo).

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Phetchabun : 5♂ (photo).

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Chaiyaphum : 2♂.

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Chanthaburi : 2♂.

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Trat : 3♂ (incl. photo).

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Phetchaburi : 2♂.

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Surat Thani : 1♀ (photo by E.Ikari).

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Songkla : 2♂.

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Satun : 3♂ (photo by E.Ikari).

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Yala : 8♂ 1♀.

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Vientiane : 1♂.

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Bolikhamxai : 10♂.

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Khammouan : 3♂ 1♀.

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Champasak : 3♂.

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The butterfly is locally common in forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 900m). Males are frequently observed mud-puddling along stream banks and at puddles.
The populations from peninsular Thailand tend to have enlarged white areas on the upperside of both wings.

Felder, C. & Felder, R.,[1865] : Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair.
Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Zweite Abtheilung: Lepidoptera.
(1): [4] + 1-136, pls. 1-21 ([12.Jan.1865]), Wien, Carl Gerold's Sohn.

Eimer, G.H.T.,1889 : Die Artbildung und Verwandtschft bei den Schmetterlingen.
Title 1. Eine systematische Darstellung de Abanderungen, Abarteu und Arten der Segelfalter-ahnlichen Formen der Gattung Papilio.
Jena, Verlag von Gustav Fischer. 1: xii + 243 pp, 23 figs. Atlas of 4 pl.

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

Fruhstorfer, H.,1909 : Neue Papilioniden des indo-australischen Faunengebietes.
Ent. Zeit. 22(41): 169-170. (9.Jan.1909)

Jordan, K.,1909 : Die Indo-Australische Tagfalter. Papilionidae. In: Seitz, A. (Ed.), Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde.
9: 81-88, Stuttgart, Alfred Kernen.

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

Nishimura, M.,1996 : Notes on some Papilionidae from Indo-China. (2).
Tyô to Ga. 47(1): 40-48. (in Japanese)

♂, Phetchabun, Thailand.	♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

1996.10.08 - 2025.05.31.