Papilio wilsoni

Updated on Dec 25, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Papilionidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Papilio
Similar Papilio chrapkowskii, Papilio aristophontes, Papilio pelodurus, Papilio sakontala, Papilio desmondi

Papilio wilsoni is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Ethiopia.

Taxonomy

Papilio wilsoni 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 lack tails with the exception of Papilio charopus. The clade members are:

Papilio aristophontes Oberthür, 1897

Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758

Papilio charopus Westwood, 1843

Papilio chrapkowskii Suffert, 1904

Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952

Papilio desmondi van Someren, 1939

Papilio hornimani Distant, 1879

Papilio interjectana Vane-Wright, 1995

Papilio sosia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Papilio thuraui Karsch, 1900

Papilio ufipa Carcasson, 1961

Papilio wilsoni Rothschild, 1926

References

Papilio wilsoni Wikipedia

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