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Papilio filaprae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Papilionidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Papilio

Similar
  
Papilio mechowi, Papilio fuelleborni, Papilio gallienus, Papilio cyproeofila, Papilio mechowianus

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.

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Subspecies

  • Papilio filaprae filaprae (south-eastern Cameroon, Congo, south-western Republic of the Congo, Angola)
  • Papilio filaprae musolanus (Hancock, 1988) (Equatorial Guinea, western Cameroon)
  • 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.

    The clade members are:

  • Papilio cyproeofila Butler, 1868
  • Papilio fernandus Fruhstorfer, 1903
  • Papilio filaprae Suffert, 1904
  • Papilio gallienus Distant, 1879
  • Papilio mechowi Dewitz, 1881
  • Papilio mechowianus Dewitz, 1885
  • Papilio nobicea Suffert, 1904
  • Papilio zenobia Fabricius, 1775
  • Larsen, 2005 doubts that this is a valid taxon, suggesting that it is the equatorial subspecies of Papilio cyproeofila, which it closely resembles.

    References

    Papilio filaprae Wikipedia