title: Graphium arycles
text: # Graphium arycles
  
  Graphium arycles, the spotted jay, is a species of butterfly of the family Papilionidae found in the Indomalayan realm. It is scarce and likely to be found in the extreme north east of India. It is not known to be threatened but the nominate subspecies is protected by law in India.
  
  ## Subspecies
  
  * G. a. arycles Burma onward to Peninsular Malaya, Java, Sumatra, Bangka and Borneo
  * G. a. perinthus (Fruhstorfer, 1915) Philippines
  * G. a. sphinx (Fruhstorfer, 1899) Cambodia
  