Key to species of Lamproptera based on external characters (from Hu, Zhang, Cotton & Ye, 2014):
1 Forewing inner discal band white; a hyaline band at least 1 mm wide between the black and white bands . . . . 2
- Forewing inner discal band pale green (or with a blue hue, colour more vivid when alive); no obvious hyaline band between the black and pale green bands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . L. meges
2 Forewing black marginal band edged proximally with white. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. paracurius
- Forewing black marginal band not edged proximally with white. . . . . . . . . . . . . .L. curius
1 Forewing inner discal band white; a hyaline band at least 1 mm wide between the black and white bands . . . . 2
- Forewing inner discal band pale green (or with a blue hue, colour more vivid when alive); no obvious hyaline band between the black and pale green bands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . L. meges
2 Forewing black marginal band edged proximally with white. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. paracurius
- Forewing black marginal band not edged proximally with white. . . . . . . . . . . . . .L. curius
Lamproptera curius
Clic ... Lamproptera curius, Vietnam, Ba Vi, 07/06/2018
