Lamproptera meges virescens ( Butler, 1870 )

Hu, Shao-Ji, Cotton, Adam M., Lamas, Gerardo, Duan, Kuang & Zhang, Xin, 2023, Checklist of Yunnan Papilionidae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) with nomenclatural notes and descriptions of new subspecies, Zootaxa 5362 (1), pp. 1-69 : 55

3. Lamproptera meges virescens ( Butler, 1870)

Recorded distribution: S.W. and S. Yunnan ( Lee 1995: 45) .

Note: There are two commonly seen morphologically separable subspecies of L. meges in Yunnan, one being L. meges pallidus (Fruhstorfer, 1909) in the Red River (Yuanjiang River) and Pearl River (Nanpan River) watersheds, and the other being L. meges indistincta ( Tytler, 1912) occupying the Irrawaddy (Dulongjiang River), Salween (Nujiang River), and Mekong (Lancang River) watersheds. Many specimens previously identified as virescens were later proven to be indistincta . Whether true virescens really exists in Yunnan still needs further investigation.