Papilio cynorta

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Papilio cynorta
Mimetic swallowtail (Papilio cynorta) underside Nyamebe Bepo.jpg
In Ghana
Papiliocynorta Fabricius, 1793.JPG
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. cynorta
Binomial name
Papilio cynorta
Synonyms
  • Papilio zerynthiusBoisduval, 1836
  • Papilio boisduvallianusWestwood, 1842
  • Papilio triptolemusEhrmann, 1918
  • Papilio cynorta norcytaSuffert, 1904
  • Papilio gallienus peculiarisNeave, 1904
  • Papilio cynorta f. lavochreaLe Cerf, 1924
  • Papilio cynorta f. ochrospilaLe Cerf, 1924
  • Papilio cynorta f. acraeamimusBryk, 1928
  • Papilio cynorta f. albofurculatusBryk, 1928
  • Papilio cynorta f. parageoidesStoneham, 1944
  • Papilio cynorta cynorta f. agayanaStoneham, 1951
  • Papilio cynorta cynorta f. bwambensisStoneham, 1951

Papilio cynorta, the mimetic swallowtail or common white banded papilio, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa, including Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.

Contents

Adult females mimic Bematistes epaea , the common bematistes butterfly.

The larvae feed on Clausena , Vepris , Calodendrum , Citrus and Fagara species.

Taxonomy

Papilio cynorta is the nominal member of the cynorta species group. The members of the clade are:

References

  1. Fabricius, J.C. 1793. Entomologia Systematica emendata et aucta 3 (1): [vi], 1-488. Hafniae.
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Papilio cynorta Fabricius, 1793". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 29, 2018.