Papilio paris
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Papilio paris

Papilio paris, the Paris peacock(Myanmar name: ဒေါင်းစိမ်းလိပ်ပြာ), is a species of swallowtail butterfly found in the Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia.

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Geography

The Himalayas from Kumaon to Sikkim, Nepal and Bhutan; the hills of Assam, Burma and Tenasserim, extending to Thailand and the Malay Peninsula. A common insect in Sikkim, where it is found from the Terai up to 5,000 feet (1,500 m). It is rare in Burma and Tenasserim. It also occurs in some parts of the Western Ghats in India.

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References

1. Papilio paris Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_paris

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