''Papilio nubilus'' is a rare species of

swallowtail butterfly Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includes the large ...

from the genus ''

Papilio ''Papilio'' is a genus in the swallowtail butterfly family, Papilionidae, as well as the only representative of the tribe Papilionini. The word ''papilio'' is Latin for butterfly. It includes the common yellow swallowtail (''Papilio machaon''), ...

'' that can be found in Borneo.Papilio at Funet
/ref> Previously listed as a distinct species ( D'Abrera 1982, Munroe 1961), but now regarded (by Collins & Morris 1985, Tsukada & Nishiyama 1982: 307) as an interspecific hybrid between ''

Papilio nephelus ''Papilio nephelus'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. Subspecies include ''P. n. chaon'', the yellow Helen, and ''P. n. sunatus'', the black and white Helen. Description ''Papilio nephelus'' has a wi ...

'' and '' Papilio polytes''.

Subspecies

*''Papilio nubilus nubilus'' (northern Borneo) *''Papilio nubilus musianus'' Rothschild, 1899 (Upper Palembang district)

Taxonomy

''Papilio nubilus'' is a member of the ''helenus''

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. Other members of this

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are *''

Papilio helenus ''Papilio helenus'', the red Helen, is a large swallowtail butterfly found in forests of southern India and parts of southeast Asia. Range ''Papilio helenus'' is rarely found in Sri Lanka, southern and north-east India, Nepal, Bhutan, Banglades ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 *''

Papilio iswara ''Papilio iswara'', the great Helen, is a species of large swallowtail butterfly found in parts of Southeast Asia. Status ''Papilio iswara'' is not uncommon and not Threatened species, threatened. Subspecies *''Papilio iswara iswara'' (souther ...

'' White, 1842 *''

Papilio iswaroides ''Papilio iswaroides'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Malaysia and Sumatra. It was first described by German entomologist Hans Fruhstorfer in 1898. Subspecies *''Papilio iswaroides iswaroides'' ...

'' Fruhstorfer, 1898 *''

'' Boisduval, 1836 *''Papilio nubilus'' Staudinger, 1895 *''

Papilio sataspes ''Papilio sataspes'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Sulawesi and Banggai. Subspecies *''Papilio sataspes sataspes'' (Sulawesi) *''Papilio sataspes artaphernes'' Honrath, 1886 (Bangkai Island) ...

'' C. & R. Felder, 1865

References

External links

Global Butterfly Information System
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