Parides gundalachianus 
Parides ascanius
Been doing research and I found these. Holy shit they're gorgeous!! Parides is very quickly becoming one of my favorite genera within the Papilionidae. Upon my research of these I have also think I figured out at least one of the Parides species at the exhibit.
I think it might be Parides arcus I'll have to confirm this later.
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These are extremely beautiful butterflies. Very prized among collectors too. Unfortunately none of their species are native to Malaysia :(
They're prized among collectors? Never knew that. And I'm surprised....I would think that at least Asia (all over/in general) would have at least 1 of every species.
But then again don't they say that South America is the richest in wildlife? Or am I missing something?
I've always read about Parides sp. occurring in the Americas but what do I know? :P I wonder if any reside in Asia at all?
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