Papilio horribilis
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| Papilio horribilis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Tribe: | Papilionini |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. horribilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio horribilis Butler, 1874[1] | |
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Papilio horribilis is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is found in southern Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, and Ghana.
The larvae possibly feed on Beilschmiedia manni.[2]
Taxonomy
Papilio horribilis 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
References
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- ↑ Papilio, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini
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