♂, Nan, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo by A.M.Cotton)
♂, Bolikhamxai, Laos.		♀, Bin Thuan, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)
♂, Yala, Thailand.		♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

ON : Papilio curius Fabricius, 1787 OD : Mantissa Ins. 2:9. TL : Siam. Distribution : S.Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, C. to S.Vietnam, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Palawan. ● ssp.curius ● ssp.walkeri

Leptocircus curius tutationis Fruhstorfer, 1909 : Soc. ent. 24(9):68. TL. Java, Sumatra, Südborneo, Malay. Halbinsel, Palawan. (NHML)

tutationis ; ♂, Type, Java merid. Palabuan, 1892. H.Fruhstorfer (NHML, examined)

[ THAILAND ]
Leptocircus curius curius ; Godfrey,1916 : 113. (Muak Lek; Pak Jong)
Leptocircus curius curius ; Godfrey,1930 : 220. (Prae; Muak Lek; Chonburi: Sriracha; Kambengpet: Me Wong)
Lamproptera curius curius ; Pinratana,1977 : 64, figs.P57,♂,♂(Un). (all over)
Lamproptera curius curius ; Pinratana & Eliot,1992 : 38,47, pl.52, fig.63,♂. (Chiang Mai; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi; Kanchanaburi; Phetchaburi; Ratchaburi; Ranong; Yala)
Lamproptera curius curius ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 122. (Kanchanaburi)
Lamproptera curius curius ; Ek-Amnuay et al.,2007 : 4, 6, figs.72,♂,♀. (Nan: Doi Phu Kha)
Lamproptera curius curius ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.10.29)
Lamproptera curius curius ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 140, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Phu Khiewo; Khao Yai; Sarika; Nakohn Nayork; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Pliewn WF; Khao Khiewo; Sai York Noi; Erawan WF; Khao Phang WF; Than To WF.)
Lamproptera curius curius ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Phetchabun; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2023.05.18)
Lamproptera curius curius ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 170-171, figs.Abb.Pa-142-144, 309-310 (Khao Yai). (Phang Nga)

[ LAOS ]
Lamproptera curius curius ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 48, pl.14, figs.5,♂,6,♂(Un). (Tha Ngone; Vientiane; Luang Prabang; Hat Pho)
Lamproptera curius curius ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 201, pl.23, fig.♂. (Lak Sao)
Lamproptera curius curius ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 39. (Namdhua; Nhahin; Laksao)
Lamproptera curius curius ; Cotton & Racheli,[2007] : 295-296. (Thabok; Lak Sao; Hinboun)
Lamproptera curius curius ; Onodera,2009b : 34-35. (Vientinane: Namsong Riverside)
Lamproptera curius curius ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 42.
Lamproptera curius curius ; Onodera,2022 : 12, pl.45, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Vientiane: Vang Vieng)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Lamproptera curius walkeri ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 128. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Lamproptera curius curius ; Kosterin,2019 : 89. (Koh Kong; Preah Sihanouk)
Lamproptera curius curius ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 113. (Koh Kong; Kampot; Preah Sihanouk; Pursat; Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Leptocircus curius curius ; Metaye,1957 : 84. (C / S) (in part)
Lamproptera curius curius ; Shinkai,1999 : 63-64. (S: Bao Lac)
Lamproptera curius curius ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006 : 10, fig.Pa-33,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me)
Lamproptera curius ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 38. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; A Luoi; Huong Thuy; Bach Ma)
Lamproptera curius curius ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007c : 36, fig.Pa-33,♀. (Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Lamproptera curius walkeri ; Monastyrskii,2007 : 98-99. (throughout Vietnam) (in part)
Lamproptera curius walkeri ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 15. (C / S) (in part)

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Mae Hong Son : 3♂.

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Chiang Mai : 10♂ 3♀ (incl. photo).

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Lampang : 1♂ (photo).

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Nan : 6♂ 7♀.

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Tak : 1♂.

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Kanchanaburi : 2♂ (incl. photo).

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Phetchabun : 2♂ (incl. photo).

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Nakhon Nayok : 1♂ (photo).

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Chanthaburi : 10♂ (incl. photo).

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Phetchaburi : 3♂ (incl. photo by M.Hayashi).

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Ranong : 2♂.

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Yala : 2♂ 1♀.

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Bolikhamxai : 13♂ 1♀.

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Khammouan : 1♂ 2♀.

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Lam Dong : 1♂.

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The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 1200m). Both sexes visit flowers. Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
Further taxonomic study is needed.

Fabricius, J.C.,1787 : Mantissa Insectorum sistens eorum species nuper detectas adiectis characteribus genericis,
differentiis specificis, emendationibus, observationibus.
Copenhagen, Christ. Gottl. Proft 8vo 1:xx+348pp ; 2:[2]+382pp

Fruhstorfer, H.,1909 : Neue Leptocircus - Rassen.
Soc. ent. 24(9):68 ; 24(10):76.

Hu, S.J, Cotton, A.M., Lamas, G, Duan, K. & Zhang, X.,2023 : Checklist of Yunnan Papilionidae (Lepidoptera: Papilionidea) with nomenclatural notes and descriptions of new subspecies
Zootaxa 5362(1):001-069.

♂, Phetchabun, Thailand.	♀, Bolikhamxai, Laos. (photo by K.Phongpiyamit)
♂, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.	♂, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

1996.10.08 - 2024.02.29.