Papilio filaprae

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Papilio filaprae
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Suffert's description
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. filaprae
Binomial name
Papilio filaprae
Suffert, 1904 [1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio cypraeafila filapraeSuffert, 1904
  • Papilio cypraeofila f. insularisSchultze, 1913
  • Papilio cyraeofila f. lactifasciaLe Cerf, 1924

Papilio filaprae is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Angola and Equatorial Guinea. The species was first described by Ernst Suffert in 1904. [2]

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Subspecies

Taxonomy

It is a member of the zenobia species group. In the zenobia group the basic upperside wing pattern is black with white or yellowish bands and spots. The underside is brown and basally there is a red area marked with black stripes and spots. In the discal area there is a yellowish band with black stripes and veins. Females resemble Amauris butterflies. Both sexes lack tails. External images

The clade members are:

Larsen, 2005 [4] doubts that this is a valid taxon, suggesting that it is the equatorial subspecies of Papilio cyproeofila , which it closely resembles.

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References

  1. Suffert, E. 1904. Neue afrikanische Tagfalter aus dem kön. zool. Museum, Berlin, und meiner Sammlung. Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift [Iris] 17: 12–107
  2. Savela, Markku (March 20, 2019). "Papilio filaprae Suffert, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  3. Hancock, D.L. 1988. The Princeps zenobia group. Papilio International 5 (1): 295-310.
  4. Larsen, Torben B 2005 Butterflies of West Africa. Apollo Books Stenstrup, Denmark ISBN   87-88757-43-9