Subspecies in India
(1) Graphium eurypylus acheron (Moore, 1885) – Indo-Chinese Great Jay
(2) Graphium eurypylus macronius (Jordan, 1909) – Andaman Great Jay
The subspecies macronius is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
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This species has been recorded so far from Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, and West Bengal, within the Indian limits.
The subspecies macronius is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Assam | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||
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| Meghalaya | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
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| Total | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
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Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Graphium eurypylus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Great Jay. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/graphium-eurypylus, accessed 2025/11/15.