Papilio nephelus chaon  Westwood, 1845

Yellow Helen

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Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Papilionidae
Subfamily: Papilioninae
​Genus: Papilio
Species: nephelus
Subspecies: ​chaon​​​​

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• Common name: Yellow Helen
• Thai name: ผีเสื้อหางติ่งชะอ้อน​
• Distribution: Nepal, India to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China.
• Image locations: Chaiyaphum (Nam Tok Tad Fa), Chanthaburi (Khao Soi Dao N.P.​), Chiang Mai (Doi Suthep-Pui N.P.), Nakhon Si Thammarat, Sa Keao (Pang Sida)
• Additional notes: 

Image locations

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Images of Papilio nephelus chaon from Thailand.

Papilio nephelus chaon (Westwood, 1848) Khao Soi Dao N.P. Chanthaburi January

Papilio nephelus chaon (Westwood, 1848) Nam Tok Tad Fa Chaiyaphum July

Papilio nephelus chaon (Westwood, 1848) Nakhon Si Thammarat

Papilio nephelus chaon (Westwood, 1848) Pang Sida Sa Keao June

Papilio nephelus chaon, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, October 2019

Papilio nephelus chaon (Westwood, 1848) 30 mm Pang Sida Sa Keaw June

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References: 
​A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM - Y.Inayoshi.