 The subspecies "P. a. ormenus" is found on Papua New Guinea and Thursday Island.A differentiating feature between males of "P. a. aegeus" and "P. a. ormenus" is that "P. a. aegeus" males have a red spot on the above side of each hindwing, which is absent in the males of "P. a. ormenus".Other subspecies occur on islands in the Banda Sea and the Bismarck Sea.