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Atrophaneura aidoneus (Doubleday, 1845) - Lesser Batwing

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No subspecies are listed under this species.

Teinopalpus imperialis Hope, 1843 - Kaiser-i-Hind

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(1) Teinopalpus imperialis imperialis Hope, 1843 – Himalayan Kaiser-i-Hind
 

Meandrusa payeni (Boisduval, 1836) - Yellow Gorgon

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(1) Meandrusa payeni evan (Doubleday, 1845)– Sikkim Yellow Gorgon

Meandrusa lachinus (Fruhstorfer, 1902) - Brown Gorgon

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(1) Meandrusa lachinus lachinus (Fruhstorfer, 1902) – Himalayan Brown Gorgon

Papilio xuthus Linnaeus, 1767 - Asian Yellow Swallowtail

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No subspecies are listed under this species. It is variously known as the Asian Swallowtail, the Chinese Yellow Swallowtail and the Xuthus Swallowtail.
 

Papilio slateri Hewitson, 1859 - Blue-striped Mime

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(1) Papilio slateri slateri Hewitson, 1859 – Indo-Chinese Blue-striped Mime

  The subspecies slateri is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
 

Papilio protenor Cramer, [1775] - Spangle

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(1) Papilio protenor protenor Cramer, [1775] – Kumaon Spangle
(2) Papilio protenor euprotenor Fruhstorfer, 1908 – Himalayan Spangle

Papilio prexaspes C. & R. Felder, 1865 - Blue Helen

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(1) Papilio prexaspes andamanicus Rothschild, 1908 – Andaman Blue Helen

  The subspecies andamanicus is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
 

Papilio polytes Linnaeus, 1758 - Common Mormon

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(1) Papilio polytes romulus Cramer, [1775] – Indian Common Mormon
(2) Papilio polytes stichioides Evans, 1912 – Andaman Common Mormon
(3) Papilio polytes nikobarus Felder & Felder, 1862 – Nicobar Common Mormon

Papilio (agenor) polymnestor Cramer, 1775 - Peninsular Great Mormon (=Blue Mormon)

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(1) Papilio agenor polymnestor Cramer, 1775 – Indian Blue Mormon

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