Papilio constantinus
| Constantine's swallowtail | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. constantinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio constantinus Ward, 1871[1][2] | |
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The Constantine's swallowtail (Papilio constantinus) is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Subsaharan Africa.
The wingspan is 70–90 mm in males and 80–95 mm in females. Flight period is during warmer months peaking from November to February.[3]
The larvae feed on Vepris reflexa, Vepris lanceolata, Vepris undulata, Clausena spp., Citrus spp., Teclea trifoliatum, Teclea nobilis, and Teclea gerrardii.[1][3]
Taxonomy
Papilio constantinus is a member of the dardanus species-group. The members of the clade are
- Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
- Papilio constantinus Ward, 1871
- Papilio delalandei Godart, [1824]
- Papilio phorcas Cramer, [1775]
- Papilio rex Oberthür, 1886
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically.[1]
- P. c. constantinus Ward, 1871 (south-eastern Ethiopia, southern Somalia, coast of Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, southern and north-eastern Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, eastern Botswana, South Africa, Swaziland)
- P. c. lecerfi Koçak, 1996 (Kenya: central highlands and the Mau Escarpment)
- P. c. mweruanus Joicey & Talbot, 1927 (Democratic Republic of Congo, western Tanzania, Zambia)
Ecozone
References
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- 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)
- Collins, N.M., Morris, M.G., IUCN, 1985 Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: the IUCN Red Data Book (1985) IUCN pdf
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