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Papilio nobilis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Papilionidae

Scientific name
  
Papilio nobilis

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Tribe
  
Papilionini

Rank
  
Species

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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.

Contents

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
  • Subspecies

  • 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)
  • References

    Papilio nobilis Wikipedia