Papilio sakontala is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in India.Papilio at Funet
Description P. sakontala Hew. (32 c). Male: both wings narrower than in Papilio hipponous and Papilio polytes Forewing with narrow marginal spots and grey discal stripes, without the band of P. hipponous; hindwing with a discal band composed of separated patches more or less strongly dusted with black, in which the 4. and 5. spots are the longest; the reddish submarginal spots of the hindwing beneath are very small, some of them not developed. — A rare North Indian species, of which so far only a few specimens have been found; from Mussourie eastwards to the Naga Hills in Upper Assam.Jordan, K. in Seitz, A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln pdf
Taxonomy The taxonomic rank of Papilio sakontala is uncertain. It is a member of the fuscus species-group. The members of this clade are Papilio albinus Wallace, 1865 Papilio diophantus Grose-Smith, 1883 Papilio fuscus Goeze, 1779 Papilio hipponous C. & R. Felder, 1862 Papilio jordani Fruhstorfer, 1906 Papilio pitmani Elwes & de Nicéville, Papilio prexaspes C. & R. Felder, 1865 Papilio sakontala Hewitson, 1864
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External links Images of holotype deposited in the Natural History Museum, London. Taxonomic history.