Papilio nobilis

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Papilionidae Scientific name Papilio nobilis		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Papilionini Rank Species

Similar Papilio plagiatus, Papilio jacksoni, Papilio mackinnoni, Papilio fuelleborni, Papilio mechowi

Papilio nobilis, the noble swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa.

The larvae feed on Warburgia ugandensis.

Taxonomy

Papilio nobilis is a member of the oribazus species group. The clade members are:

Papilio oribazus Boisduval, 1836

Papilio epiphorbas Boisduval, 1833

Papilio nobilis Rogenhofer, 1891

Papilio nobilis nobilis (highlands of Kenya, Lake Victoria, eastern Uganda, north-western Tanzania)

Papilio nobilis didingensis Carpenter, 1928 (southern Sudan)

Papilio nobilis crippsianus Stoneham, 1936 (Congo Republic, western Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)

Papilio nobilis mpanda Kielland, 1990 (western Tanzania)

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