Papilio plagiatus
| Papilio plagiatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Tribe: | Papilionini |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. plagiatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio plagiatus Aurivillius, 1898[1] | |
Papilio plagiatus, the mountain mimetic swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in the forests of Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, southern Sudan, the Republic of the Congo, Uganda and the northern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat mainly consists of submontane forests but adults may also be found flying in lowland forests.[2]
Taxonomy
Papilio plagiatus is a member of the cynorta species group. The members of the clade are:
- Papilio arnoldiana Vane-Wright, 1995
- Papilio cynorta Fabricius, 1793
- Papilio plagiatus Aurivillius, 1898
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Papilio plagiatus |
- ↑ Papilio, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini
- Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6.
External links
- Butterfly corner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
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