Graphium schubotzi explained

Graphium schubotzi is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in eastern Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[1] Its habitat consists of the forest/savanna transition zone.

Subspecies

• Graphium schubotzi schubotzi (eastern Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• Graphium schubotzi maculata Libert, 2007 ^[2] (Cameroon)

Taxonomy

Graphium schubotzi belongs to a species group with 16 members. All are very similarThe species group members are:

• Graphium abri Smith & Vane-Wright, 2001
• Graphium adamastor (Boisduval, 1836)
• Graphium agamedes (Westwood, 1842)
• Graphium almansor (Honrath, 1884)
• Graphium auriger (Butler, 1876)
• Graphium aurivilliusi (Seeldrayers, 1896)
• Graphium fulleri (Grose-Smith, 1883)
• Graphium hachei (Dewitz, 1881)
• Graphium kigoma Carcasson, 1964
• Graphium olbrechtsi Berger, 1950
• Graphium poggianus (Honrath, 1884)
• Graphium rileyi Berger, 1950
• Graphium schubotzi (Schultze, 1913)
• Graphium simoni (Aurivillius, 1899),
• Graphium ucalegon (Hewitson, 1865)[</small> *''[[Graphium ucalegonides]] (Staudinger, 1884)

G. olbrechtsi and G. odin are regarded as conspecific with G. auriger by Hancock (1983) ^[3]

Images

• External images from Royal Museum of Central Africa. both eyeni and schubotzi as ssp. of auriger
• Royal Museum for Central Africa

References

• Book: Collins . N. Mark . Morris . Michael G. . Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book . 1985 . . Gland & Cambridge . 978-2-88032-603-6 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.

External links

• Butterfly corner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
• External images

Notes and References

1. http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/papilionidae_leptocercini.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Leptocercini
2. Libert, M. 2007b. Note on the genus Graphium Scopoli (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) Lambillionea 107 (1): 19-29.
3. Hancock, D.L. (1983). Classification of the Papilionidae (Lepidoptera): a phylogenetic approach. Smithersia 2: 1-48.