Polyura nepenthes nepenthes  (Grose-Smith, 1883)

Shan Nawab

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Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Charaxinae
​Genus: Polyura
Species: nepenthes
Subspecies: ​nepenthes

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• Common name: Shan Nawab
• Thai name: ผีเสื้อม้าขาวแคว้นฉาน​
• Distribution: China (Hainan), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam. 
• Image locations: Chiang Mai (Doi Suthep-Pui N.P.)
• Additional notes: 

Image locations

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Images of Polyura nepenthes nepenthes from Thailand.

Polyura nepenthes nepenthes, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, October 2019

Polyura nepenthes nepenthes, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, October 2019

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