Papilio nobilis

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Papilio nobilis
Papilionobilis Rogenhofer,1891Female.JPG
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. nobilis
Binomial name
Papilio nobilis
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.

Contents

The larvae feed on Warburgia ugandensis .

Taxonomy

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

Subspecies

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<i>Papilio hesperus</i> Species of butterfly

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<i>Papilio mackinnoni</i> Species of butterfly

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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


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