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Amathusia phidippus phidippus​.jpg

Amathusia phidippus phidippus​​  (Linnaeus, 1763)

Palm King

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Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Morphinae
​Genus: Amathusia
Species: phidippus​
Subspecies: ​phidippus​


  • Common name: Palm King
  • Thai name: ผีเสื้อหนอนมะพร้าวขนปุย
  • Distribution: S. Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malay Pen., Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Simeulue, Bangka, Billiton, Natuna, Java, Bawean, Bali, Lombok.
  • Image locations: Chanthaburi
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Amathusia phidippus phidippus from Thailand.
Amathusia phidippus phidippus, palm king.jpg
Amathusia phiddipus phiddipus (Linnaeus, 1763) Khao Soi Dao N.P. Chanthaburi January

References: 
​A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM - Y.Inayoshi.
Thai Butterflies
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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