Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Papilionidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Papilio | |
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Similar Papilio desmondi, Papilio charopus, Papilio chrapkowskii, Papilio fuelleborni, Papilio sosia | ||
Papilio hornimani, the Hornimans green-banded swallowtail or Horniman's swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in the highland forests of Kenya and Tanzania.
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The larvae feed on Teclea and possibly Citrus species.
Subspecies
Taxonomy
Papilio hornimani 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 Papilio charopus. The clade members are:
Etymology
They are named for Frederick John Horniman.
References
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