Papilionidae - The Achillides Swallowtail Group (#1)

Papilio hoppo - Taiwan
Papilio krishna charlesi - China
Papilio arcturus - China
Papilio paris - China
Papilio karna - Indonesia
This is a group of very similar looking swallowtails from Southeast Asia. This portion of the Achillides group are all speckled green with blue patches on the hind wings. The undersides are so similar that it's hard to tell which species is which without looking at the top side.

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