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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​​​​


  • 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: 
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Image locations

Images of Papilio nephelus chaon from Thailand.
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Papilio nephelus chaon (Westwood, 1848) Khao Soi Dao N.P. Chanthaburi January
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Papilio nephelus chaon (Westwood, 1848) Nam Tok Tad Fa Chaiyaphum July
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Papilio nephelus chaon (Westwood, 1848) Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Papilio nephelus chaon (Westwood, 1848) Pang Sida Sa Keao June
Papilio nephelus chaon Doi Suthep-Pui NP October 2019.jpg
Papilio nephelus chaon, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, October 2019
Picture
Papilio nephelus chaon (Westwood, 1848) 30 mm Pang Sida Sa Keaw June

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

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