Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Papilionidae Scientific name Papilio horribilis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Papilionini Rank Species | |
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Similar Papilio euphranor, Papilio cyproeofila, Papilio pelodurus, Papilio fuelleborni, Papilio plagiatus | ||
Papilio horribilis is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in southern Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, and Ghana.
Contents
The larvae possibly feed on Beilschmiedia manni.
Taxonomy
Papilio horribilis is a member of the hesperus species group. The members of the clade are:
Status
The butterfly is not uncommon and not threatened.
References
Papilio horribilis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA