Papilio nobilis
| Papilio nobilis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Tribe: | Papilionini |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. nobilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio nobilis Rogenhofer, 1891[1][2] | |
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Papilio nobilis, the noble swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa.
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
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- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini
- ↑ Papilio, Site of Markku Savela
External links
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