Bhutanitis lidderdalii ocellatomaculata Igarashi,1979
The Bhutan Glory – ผีเสื้อภูฐาน
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Bhutanitis lidderdalii lidderdalii – West Bhutan September 2018
Ssp.lidderdalii – Eaglenest, Arunachal Pradesh, 3 Sept. 2024
Ssp.lidderdalii – Eaglenest, Arunachal Pradesh, 3 Sept. 2024
Ssp. lidderdalii – Trashigang, Bhutan, 13 September 2024
Ssp.lidderdalii – Eaglenest, Arunachal Pradesh, 3 Sept. 2024
This species is considered extinct in Thailand. Was first discovered in Chiang Dao mountain in 1975 and quickly heavily captured to sell to collectors worldwide. In few years the small population was exterminated due to the heavy captures and for a great fire that destroyed the delicate environment.