Papilio nobilis explained

Papilio nobilis, the noble swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa.

The larvae feed on Warburgia ugandensis.

Taxonomy

Papilio nobilis 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 nobilis nobilis (highlands of Kenya, Lake Victoria, eastern Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
• Papilio nobilis didingensis Carpenter, 1928 ^[1] (southern Sudan)
• Papilio nobilis crippsianus Stoneham, 1936 .^[2] (Congo Republic, western Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
• Papilio nobilis mpanda Kielland, 1990^[3] (western Tanzania)

External links

• 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.

Notes and References

1. [Geoffrey Douglas Hale Carpenter|Carpenter]
2. Stoneham, H.F. 1936d. Description of a new butterfly of the genus Papilio from western Uganda Protectorate. Bulletin of the Stoneham Museum (30): 2 pp.
3. Kielland, J. 1990 Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363