Graphium arycles (Boisduval 1836)

Graphium arycles, the spotted jay, is a species of butterfly of the family Papilionidae found in the Indomalayan realm. It is scarce and likely to be found in the extreme north east of India. It is not known to be threatened but the nominate subspecies is protected by law in India.

Subspecies

• G. a. arycles Burma onward to Peninsular Malaya, Java, Sumatra, Bangka and Borneo
• G. a. perinthus (Fruhstorfer, 1915) Philippines
• G. a. sphinx (Fruhstorfer, 1899) Cambodia

See also

• Papilionidae
• List of butterflies of India
• List of butterflies of India (Papilionidae)

References

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• Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.