Papilio nobilis

Papilio nobilis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. nobilis
Binomial name
Papilio nobilis Rogenhofer, 1891 [1] [2] [3]
Synonyms
Princeps nobilis Papilio pringlei Sharpe, 1894 Papilio nobilis f. mariabonaparteBryk, 1929 Papilio nobilis f. nobilissimaBryk, 1929 Papilio nobilis pallidusStoneham, 1931 Papilio nobilis ab. josettaSmart, 1976 Papilio nobilis leroyiBerger, 1950

Papilio nobilis, the noble swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa.

The larvae feed on Warburgia ugandensis .

Taxonomy

Papilio nobilis is a member of the oribazus species group. The clade members are:

• Papilio oribazus Boisduval, 1836
• Papilio epiphorbas Boisduval, 1833
• Papilio nobilisRogenhofer, 1891

Subspecies

• Papilio nobilis nobilis (highlands of Kenya, Lake Victoria, eastern Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
• Papilio nobilis didingensisCarpenter, 1928 ^[4] (southern Sudan)
• Papilio nobilis crippsianusStoneham, 1936 . ^[5] (Congo Republic, western Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
• Papilio nobilis mpandaKielland, 1990 ^[6] (western Tanzania)

References

1. Rogenhofer, 1891 Diagnosen neuer Schmetterlinge des K.K. naturhistorischen Hofmuseums. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 41: 563- 566.
2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
3. Papilio, Site of Markku Savela
4. Carpenter, 1928. Two collections of butterflies from the S.E. corner of the Sudan. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 76: 25-54.
5. Stoneham, H.F. 1936d. Description of a new butterfly of the genus Papilio from western Uganda Protectorate. Bulletin of the Stoneham Museum (30): 2 pp.
6. Kielland, J. 1990 Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363

External links

• Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN   978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
• Media related to Papilio nobilis at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Papilio nobilis at Wikispecies