Papilio pelodurus

Updated on Nov 02, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Papilionidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Papilio

Similar Papilio horribilis, Papilio euphranor, Papilio fuelleborni, Papilio chrapkowskii, Papilio plagiatus

Papilio pelodurus is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia.

The larvae feed on Cryptocarya liebertiana and Ocotea usambarensis.

Taxonomy

Papilio pelodurus is a member of the hesperus species-group.The members of the clade are

Papilio hesperus Westwood, 1843

Papilio euphranor Trimen, 1868

Papilio horribilis Butler, 1874

Papilio pelodurus Butler, 1896

Papilio pelodurus pelodurus (highland forest of Malawi)

Papilio pelodurus vesper Le Cerf, 1924 (eastern and southern Tanzania, north-eastern Zambia, northern Malawi)

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