Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Papilionidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Papilio | |
Similar Papilio chrapkowskii, Papilio charopus, Papilio desmondi, Papilio fuelleborni, Papilio sosia | ||
Papilio interjectana, the Van Someren's green-banded swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Uganda and Kenya.
Adults appear to spend most of the time in the forest canopy, only coming down to drink from damp patches.
Taxonomy
Papilio interjectana 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:
References
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