Papilio leucotaenia explained
Papilio leucotaenia, the cream-banded swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda. The habitat consists of forests at altitudes ranging from 2,100 to 2,300 meters.[1] (Albertine Rift montane forests)
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References
- D'Abrera, B. 1980. Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region. Lansdowne Editions, Melbourne, xx + 593 pp.
- 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)
- 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.
- Rothschild, W., 1908 A New Papilio from Africa. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 44: 249-50 https://archive.org/stream/entomologistsmon441908oxfo#page/249/mode/1up Description
- Jackson, T. H. E. 1956 Notes on the Rhopalocera of the Kigezi District of Uganda with descriptions of new species and subspecies Journal of The East Africa Natural History Society Volume XXIII https://archive.org/details/cbarchive_101899_notesontherhopaloceraofthekige1956 Figure of male Plate 1
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Notes and References
- Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini . 2012-05-10 . 2014-02-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222060901/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/papilionidae_papilionini.doc . dead .
