Papilio desmondi

Desmond's Green-Banded Swallowtail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Tribe: Papilionini
Genus: Papilio
Species: P. desmondi
Binomial name
Papilio desmondi
van Someren, 1939[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio magdae Gifford, 1961
  • Papilio brontes Godman, 1885
  • Papilio teita van Someren, 1960
  • Papilio brontes australis van Someren, 1960

Desmond's Green-Banded Swallowtail (Papilio desmondi) is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa.[2]

The larvae feed on Vepris eugeniifolia, Teclea, Clausena, Zanthoxylum, Calodendrum, and Citrus species.

Subspecies

Taxonomy

Papilio desmondi belongs to a clade called the nireus species-group with 13 members. The pattern is black with green bands and spots and the butterflies, although called swallowtails lack tails with the exception of Papilio charopus. The clade members are:

References

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