Papilio saharae

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

Similar Papilio fuelleborni, Papilio diophantus, Papilio plagiatus, Papilio cyproeofila, Papilio pitmani

Papilio saharae, the Sahara swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in North Africa and Arabia.

Biology

The larva feeds on Deverra chloranthus, Deverra scopularia, Seseli varium, Ferula communis and Pycnocyla glauca.

Papilio saharae saharae (North Africa, Arabia)

Papilio saharae rathjensi Warnecke, 1932 (Yemen, south-western Saudi Arabia)

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