Pachliopta hector, LINNAEUS OF CRAMER, 1777

Chainey, John E., 2005, The species of Papilionidae and Pieridae (Lepidoptera) described by Cramer and Stoll and their putative type material in the Natural History Museum in London, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 145 (3), pp. 283-337 : 302

HECTOR LINNAEUS OF CRAMER, 1777

Pap[ilio] Eq[ues] Troj[anus] hector, Cramer, 1777: 67 , 149, pl.141, fig. A [original plate 108, fig. A]. India: ‘Côtes de Coromandel & de Bengalen’; also ‘Isle d’Amboine’ [error].

Papilio Eques Achivus hector, Stoll, 1782b: 3 [No. 18].

Material examined. Specimen with van Lennep label ‘No.18. HECTOR . Cr. II. 141. A.’ ( BMNH (E)#665051) is quite a good match for original plate 108, fig. A, differing only in minor details that are likely due to style of the figure; it has been re-pinned (possibly with the original pin) and there are minor repairs to the wings. There are also two possible Cramer specimens in RNHL.

Current status. Pachliopta hector (Linnaeus, 1758) .