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| Java June 1997 female ssp coon |
Widespread in SE Asia and western Indonesia, with seven
or so subspecies. Ssp. sambilanga is said to be very rare
and is protected by Indian law. Some authors place it in a separate genus
Losaria with the related species neptunus and palu,
but most regard Losaria as a subgenus. Subspecies include:
cacharensis - N India
sambilanga - Nicobar islands
insperatus - Hainan
doubledayi - Malay Peninsula, Burma and Thailand
delianus - N Sumatra
pelembangana - S Sumatra
coon - Java, Bawean
patianus - N Java (? as per Tsukada)