Papilio epiphorbas explained

Papilio epiphorbas is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands.^[1]

Taxonomy

Papilio epiphorbas is a member of the oribazus species-group. The clade members are

• Papilio oribazus Boisduval, 1836
• Papilio epiphorbas Boisduval, 1833
• Papilio nobilis Rogenhofer, 1891

Subspecies

• Papilio epiphorbas epiphorbas (Madagascar)
• Papilio epiphorbas guyonnaudi Turlin & Guilbot, 1990^[2] (Anjouan)
• Papilio epiphorbas praedicta Turlin & Guilbot, 1990 (Grand Comore)

References

• Carcasson, R.H 1960 The Swallowtail Butterflies of East Africa (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae).Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society pdf Key to East Africa members of the species group, diagnostic and other notes and figures. (Permission to host granted by The East Africa Natural History Society

External links

• Butterfly corner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini . 2012-05-09 . 2014-02-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222060901/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/papilionidae_papilionini.doc . dead .
2. Turlin & Guilbot, 1990 Description de deux nouvelles sous-especes de Papilio epiphorbas de l'archipel des Comores Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 94 (7-8) : 213-219