Papilio nubilus

Papilio nubilus is a rare species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that can be found in Borneo.[1]

Papilio nubilus
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P. nubilus
Binomial name
Papilio nubilus

Previously listed as a distinct species ( D'Abrera 1982, Munroe 1961), but now regarded (by Collins & Morris 1985, Tsukada & Nishiyama 1982: 307) as an interspecific hybrid between Papilio nephelus and Papilio polytes.

Subspecies

  • Papilio nubilus nubilus (northern Borneo)
  • Papilio nubilus musianus Rothschild, 1899 (Upper Palembang district)

Taxonomy

Papilio nubilus is a member of the helenus species-group. Other members of this clade are

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