Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Papilionidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Papilio | |
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Similar Papilio desmondi, Papilio charopus, Papilio hornimani, Papilio fuelleborni, Papilio sosia | ||
Papilio chrapkowskii, the broad green-banded swallowtail or Chrapkowski's green-banded swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.
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The larvae feed on Teclea species.
Taxonomy
Papilio chrapkowskii belongs to a clade called the nireus species group with 13 members. The pattern is black with green bands and spots and the butterflies, although called swallowtails lack tails with the exception of this species Papilio charopus. The clade members are:
Description
It is smaller than Papilio bromius with the blue band narrower. Submarginal spots on the forewing are below well developed. Hindwing below strongly mottled with silky purplish brown.
References
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