Papilio gallienus

Papilio gallienus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Tribe:	Papilionini
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. gallienus
Binomial name
Papilio gallienus Distant, 1879[1][2]
Synonyms
Papilio cypraeafila gallienus Distant, 1879 Papilio gallienus gallienus ab. vreuricki Dufrane, 1936 Papilio gallienus gallienus ab. ochreata Dufrane, 1936 Papilio gallienus ab. hulstaerti Berger, 1950

The Narrow-banded Swallowtail (Papilio gallienus) is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the central part of the Republic of Congo.

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

Diagnosis of gallienus. Very similar to Papilio cyproeofila but has cream-yellow rather than cream-white bands, and the hindwing band is much narrower than in P. cyproeofila and curved on the inner edge (Larsen, 2005).

References

1. Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini
2. Papilio, Site of Markku Savela

• Collins, N.M., Morris, M.G., IUCN, 1985 Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: the IUCN Red Data Book (1985) IUCN pdf

External links

• Butterfly corner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien