Papilio pelodurus

Papilio pelodurus is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia.[1]

Papilio pelodurus
Illustration in Butler's original description in Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Papilionidae
Genus:
Papilio
Species:
P. pelodurus
Binomial name
Papilio pelodurus
Butler, 1896
Synonyms
  • Papilio pelodurus pelodurus f.indiv. lyrus Le Cerf, 1924
  • Papilio pelodurus pelodurus f.indiv. extensus Le Cerf, 1924
  • Papilio pelodurus ab. histricus Boullet & Le Cerf, 1912
  • Papilio pelodurus vesper f.indiv. excedens Le Cerf, 1924

The larvae feed on Cryptocarya liebertiana and Ocotea usambarensis.[2]

Taxonomy

Papilio pelodurus is a member of the hesperus species-group.The members of the clade are

Subspecies
  • Papilio pelodurus pelodurus (highland forest of Malawi)
  • Papilio pelodurus vesper Le Cerf, 1924 (eastern and southern Tanzania, north-eastern Zambia, northern Malawi)

References
  1. Papilio at Funet
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-05-10.


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