Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Papilionidae Scientific name Papilio sosia | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Papilionini Rank Species | |
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Similar Papilio charopus, Papilio cyproeofila, Papilio plagiatus, Papilio desmondi, Papilio cynorta | ||
papilio sosia in flight
Papilio sosia, the medium green-banded swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Afrotropical ecozone.
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The larva feeds on Zanthoxylum and Citrus.
Subspecies
Subspecies include:
Taxonomy
Papilio sosia 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, they lack tails with the exception of Papilio charopus. The clade members are:
References
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