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Subfamily Papilio - fluted Africa - Swallowtails - Africa Fluted


Papilio constantinus


Papilio dardanus


Papilio dardanus


Papilio dardanus


Papilio hesperus
Swallowtail - Cream Banded

Papilio leucatania


Papilio mackinnoni


Papilio nobilis
Swallowtail - Eastern Black And Yellow

Papilio pelodorus
Swallowtail - Green Patch

Papilio phorcas


Papilio phorcas
Swallowtail - King

Papilio rex

Narrative

Papilio genus in Africa can be broken into six different groups as follows: Typical fluted swallowtails
Papilio lormieri group
Papilio demoleus group
Gallienus group
Nireus group
Cynorta group
The species of the typical fluted swallowtails are listed below (an * indicates that this species is pictured):

SPECIES - - - - LOCATION
Papilio constantinus* - East and south Africa
Papilio dardanus* - Most of Africa and Madagascar
Papilio hesperus* - Most of Africa
Papilio euphranor - Highlands of South Africa
Papilio horribilis - West Africa
Papilio leucotania* - Uganda
Papilio mackinonni* - South and east Africa
Papilio nobilis* - East Africa
Papilio pelodorus* - Highlands of east Africa
Papilio phorcas* - Most of Africa
Papilio rex* - Southeast Africa

(not pictured) Papilio horribilis might be a form of Papilio pelodorus.

Taxonomy

Latin

English

Kingdom Animalia Animal
Phylum Arthropoda Jointed Legged Animals
Class Insecta Insects
Order Lepidoptera Butterflies And Moths
Family Papilionidae Swallowtails
SubFamily Papilio - fluted Africa Swallowtails - Africa Fluted

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GenusSpecies
Cytheitisrhodopteron
Cytheitisschultzei
Graphiumarcesilaus
Graphiumearis
Graphiumhipparchus
Graphiumiphitas
Graphiumorthosilaus
Iphimedeianiepelti
Iphimedeiarichardus