Papilio saharae explained

Papilio saharae, the Sahara swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in North Africa and Arabia.

Biology

The larva feeds on Deverra chloranthus, Deverra scopularia, Seseli varium, Ferula communis and Pycnocyla glauca.

Subspecies

• Papilio saharae saharae (North Africa, Arabia)
• Papilio saharae rathjensi Warnecke, 1932 (Yemen, south-western Saudi Arabia)
• Papilio saharae aferpilaggi Cassar & Catania (Lampedusa Island)

References

• Pittaway, A. R., Larsen, T. B., Clarke, C. A., Smith, C. R., Crnjar, R. & Clarke, F. M. M. 1994. Papilio saharae Oberthür, 1879, specifically distinct from Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758 (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Entomologist's Gazette 45: 223–249.
• Cassar L.F., Catania A., Cotton A., ""A new subspecies of Papilio saharae Oberthür, 1879 (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) from Lampedusa, Italy" Zootaxa 5231 (1): 065–078 (2023).

External links

• Papilio saharae von J. Fuchs
• Tarrantier, Maroc Butterflies
• https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5231.1.5