♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.		♀, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.
♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.	♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂ ab, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

Specimens from transition zone of ssp.burmensis and ssp.indochinensis
♂, Phrae, Thailand.		♂, Phrae, Thailand. (photo by A.M.Cotton)
♂, Tak, Thailand. (photo by A.M.Cotton)		♂, Tak, Thailand.

ON : Graphium macareus burmensis Moonen, 1984 OD : Papilio International. 1(3):47. TL : Burma. Distribution : Myanmar, N.W.Thailand, W.Yunnan. ● ssp.burmensis ● transition zone of burmensis and indochinensis ● ssp.indochinensis ● ssp.perakensis

Papilio macareus gyndes Jordan, 1909 : in Seitz, Grossschmett. Erde 9:104. TL. Burma. (homonym)

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Papilio macareus indicus ; Davidson & Macbeth,1938 : 70. (Lampoon: Me Haht Forest)
Graphium macareus indicus ; Pinratana,1977 : 60, figs.P50a♂,♂(Un). (N)
'Paranticopsis macareus indochinensis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.28, fig.P57b♂. (in part)'
Graphium macareus burmensis ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 134, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Dao)
'Graphium macareus indochinensis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.28, figs.P54b♂. (in part)'
Graphium macareus burmensis ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2023.05.18)

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Mae Hong Son : 7♂ 3♀.

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Chiang Mai : 16♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).

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Phrae : 18♂.

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The butterfly is common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 150 - 600m). Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
Females are polymorphic, with male-like form mimicking Parantica aglea (Danainae) and black form mimicking Euploea species (Danainae). They look similar to the model in flight.
The boundary areas between ssp.burmensis and ssp.indochinensis, such as Phrae, N.Thailand and Tak, W.Thailand, seem to be a transition zone containing intermediate individuals.

Jordan, K.,1909 : Die Indo-Australische Tagfalter. Papilionidae in Seitz, Grossschmett. Erde
9:97-104.

Moonen, J.J.M.,1984 : Notes on eastern Papilionidae.
Papilio International 1(3):47 -50.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂ (left) with Chilasa agestor, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂ (left) with Graphium xenocles, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1996.10.08 - 2023.05.31.