Papilio nubilus
Papilio nubilus is a rare species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that can be found in Borneo.[1]
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| Species: | P. nubilus |
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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
- Papilio helenus Linnaeus, 1758
- Papilio iswara White, 1842
- Papilio iswaroides Fruhstorfer, 1898
- Papilio nephelus Boisduval, 1836
- Papilio nubilus Staudinger, 1895
- Papilio sataspes C. & R. Felder, 1865
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References
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