Papilio mahadeva
# Papilio mahadeva

Papilio mahadeva, the Burmese raven, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Thailand, Burma and Guangxi.

## Subspecies

* Papilio mahadeva mahadeva (Thailand)
* Papilio mahadeva mehala Grose-Smith, 1886 (Burma)
* Papilio mahadeva selangoranus Fruhstorfer, 1901 (northern Peninsular Malaya)
* Papilio mahadeva choui Li, 1994 (Guangxi)

## Biology

Papilio mahadeva is a mimic of Euploea core. Recorded larval food plants are species of Glycosmis including Glycosmis pentaphylla and Glycosmis citrifolia.

## Habitat

It lives in lowland dipterocarp forests and forest edges at up to 500 m.

## Systematics

Papilio mahadeva is a member of the castor species group. The clade members are:

* Papilio castor Westwood, 1842
* Papilio dravidarum Wood-Mason, 1880
* Papilio mahadeva Moore, [1879]
