Papilio filaprae
| Papilio filaprae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. filaprae |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio filaprae Suffert, 1904 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Papilio filaprae is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Angola and Equatorial Guinea.[1]
Subspecies
- Papilio filaprae filaprae (south-eastern Cameroon, Congo, south-western Congo Republic, Angola)
- Papilio filaprae musolanus (Hancock, 1988) (Equatorial Guinea, western Cameroon)
Taxonomy
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
- Papilio cyproeofila Butler, 1868
- Papilio fernandus Fruhstorfer, 1903
- Papilio filaprae Suffert, 1904
- Papilio gallienus Distant, 1879
- Papilio mechowi Dewitz, 1881
- Papilio mechowianus Dewitz, 1885
- Papilio nobicea Suffert, 1904
- Papilio zenobia Fabricius, 1775
Larsen, 2005 doubts that this is a valid taxon, suggesting that it is the equatorial subspecies of Papilio cyproeofila, which it closely reesembles.
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Papilio filaprae. |
- swallowtails.net Image
- Butterfly corner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
- Global Butterfly Information System Images (as subgenus Druryia)
- Image at Lepidoptera.pro
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