Papilio echerioides

White-banded Swallowtail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species: P. echerioides
Binomial name
Papilio echerioides
Trimen, 1868[1]
Synonyms
  • Druryia echerioides
  • Papilio homeyeri Plötz, 1880
  • Papilio neumanni Karsch, 1895
  • Papilio tanganikae Oberthür, 1897
  • Papilio zoroastres neumanni ab. subtanganikae Strand, 1916
  • Papilio zoroastres neumanni ab. zoroastrides Strand, 1916
  • Papilio zoroastres joiceyi Gabriel, 1945
  • Papilio zoroastres f. pallidochrea Stoneham, 1944
  • Papilio zoroastres joycei f. nioka Berger, 1974
  • Papilio echerioides var. wertheri Karsch, 1898
  • Papilio echerioides rideschi Suffert, 1904
  • Papilio echerioides rectofasciata Kielland, 1990
  • Papilio zoroastres Druce, 1878
  • Papilio preussius Karsch, 1893
  • Papilio zoroastres ab. zoroastroides Strand, 1914
  • Papilio zoroastres ab. sapponis Strand, 1914
  • Papilio zoroastres barnsi Gabriel, 1945
  • Papilio echerioides gabrieli Gauthier, 1984

The White-banded Swallowtail (Papilio echerioides) is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Subsaharan Africa.

The wingspan is 65–75 mm. Has two flight periods from January to March and September to November.[2]

The larvae feed on Clausena inaequalis, Toddalia lanceolata, Toddalia asiatica, Zanthoxylum capense, Zanthoxylum delagoense, Vepris lanceolata and Citrus spp.[1]

Description

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Male very similar to Papilio cynorta , but the median band, which is very pale yellow, tapers more strongly towards the apex. The pale spot in area (cell) 6 of the forewing is always present (usually absent in cynorta ). The female is a mimic of Amauris echeria Stoll and of Amauris albimaculata Butler (Danaidae).The forewing is black with white spots, the hindwing black with a large pale ochreous discal area and white submarginal spots.

Taxonomy

Papilio echerioides is a member of the echerioides species-group. This clade includes

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Papilio, funet.fi
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.


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