Graphium ucalegon
| Graphium ucalegon | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Graphium |
| Species: | G. ucalegon |
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| Graphium ucalegon (Hewitson, 1865)[1] | |
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Graphium ucalegon, the Creamy Graphium, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.
Adults are on wing mainly just before the beginning of the rain season. Adult males mud-puddle, but have also been observed feeding on rotten fish.
Subspecies
- Graphium ucalegon ucalegon (western Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, north-western Angola, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Graphium ucalegon fonteinei Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Sankuru, Kabinda, Lomami, Lualaba)
- Graphium ucalegon schoutedeni Berger, 1950 (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, western Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
References
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- ↑ Graphium, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Leptocercini
- Carcasson, R.H 1960 The Swallowtail Butterflies of East Africa (Lepidoptera,Papilionidae). Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society pdf Key to East Africa members of the species group, diagnostic and other notes and figures. (Permission to host granted by The East Africa Natural History Society
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