Papilio nobilis

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Papilio nobilis
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]
Synonyms
  • Princeps nobilis
  • Papilio pringlei Sharpe, 1894
  • Papilio nobilis f. mariabonaparte Bryk, 1929
  • Papilio nobilis f. nobilissima Bryk, 1929
  • Papilio nobilis pallidus Stoneham, 1931
  • Papilio nobilis ab. josetta Smart, 1976
  • Papilio nobilis leroyi Berger, 1950

The Noble Swallowtail (Papilio nobilis) is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. 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

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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  1. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini
  2. ↑ Papilio, Site of Markku Savela

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