Papilio menestheus

Papilio menestheus
Papilio menestheus in Uitlandsche Kapellen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species: P. menestheus
Binomial name
Papilio menestheus
Drury, 1773
Synonyms
  • Papilio menestheus ab. pygmaeus Aurivillius, 1899
  • Papilio menestheus ab. unimaculatus Strand, 1914
  • Papilio menestheus v. lormieri ab. latefasciatus Schultze, 1917

The Western Emperor Swallowtail (Papilio menestheus) is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea.[1]

The larvae feed on Citrus species and Fagara macrophylla.[2]

Taxonomy

Papilio menestheus is the nominal member of the menestheus species-group. The members of the clade are

Subspecies

References


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