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Papilio fuelleborni

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Papilionidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Papilio

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Similar
  
Papilio jacksoni, Papilio plagiatus, Papilio mackinnoni, Papilio echerioides, Papilio cyproeofila

Papilio fuelleborni is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Tanzania and Malawi.

Contents

The larvae feed on Clausena species.

Description

The male is deep black, with a pure white median band, very narrow in forewing, very wide in hindwing. The female is similar to other species of the group but with large white spots on the hindwing, placed at the margin (Carcasson, 1960).

Subspecies

  • Papilio fuelleborni fuelleborni (eastern and southern Tanzania, northern Malawi)
  • Papilio fuelleborni sjoestedti Aurivillius, 1908 (northern Tanzania)
  • Papilio fuelleborni atavus Le Cerf, 1912 (northern Tanzania)
  • Papilio fuelleborni rydoni Kielland, 1987 (north-eastern Tanzania)

    • Taxonomy

    Papilio fuelleborni is a member of the echerioides species-group. This clade includes

  • Papilio echerioides Trimen, 1868
  • Papilio fuelleborni Karsch, 1900
  • Papilio jacksoni Sharpe, 1891
  • Papilio sjoestedti Aurivillius, 1908

    • References

    Papilio fuelleborni Wikipedia
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