Papilio cyproeofila

Papilio cyproeofila
Papilio cyproeofila in Seitz Fauna Africana bottom left upperside and next right underside
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species: P. cyproeofila
Binomial name
Papilio cyproeofila
Butler, 1868

The Common White-banded Swallowtail (Papilio cyproeofila) is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and Nigeria.[1]

The larvae feed on Piper species.

Subspecies

Taxonomy

Papilio cyproeofila Figs.38, 40Bulletin of the Hill Museum

It is a member of the zenobia species-group.In the zenobia-group the basic upperside wing pattern is black with white or yellowish bands and spots. The underside is brown and basally there is a red area marked with black stripes and spots.In the discal area there is a yellowish band with black stripes and veins. Females resemble Amauris. Both sexes lack tails.

The clade members are

Diagnosis of cyproeofila. Very similar to Papilio gallienus but has cream-white rather than cream-yellow bands and these are not curved on the inner edge (Larsen, 2005).

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