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Polyura nepenthes nepenthes.jpg

Polyura nepenthes nepenthes  (Grose-Smith, 1883)

Shan Nawab

​Home > Insects​ > Lepidoptera - Butterflies > ​Nymphalidae > Polyura nepenthes nepenthes

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


  • 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: 
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Image locations

Images of Polyura nepenthes nepenthes from Thailand.
Polyura nepenthes Doi Suthep-Pui NP October 2019.jpg
Polyura nepenthes nepenthes, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, October 2019
Polyura nepenthes Doi Suthep-Pui NP October 2019.jpg
Polyura nepenthes nepenthes, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, October 2019

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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