Papilio cynorta

Papilio cynorta, the mimetic swallowtail or common white banded papilio, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa, including Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.

Papilio cynorta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Papilionidae
Genus:
Papilio
Species:
P. cynorta
Binomial name
Papilio cynorta
Synonyms
  • Papilio zerynthius Boisduval, 1836
  • Papilio boisduvallianus Westwood, 1842
  • Papilio triptolemus Ehrmann, 1918
  • Papilio cynorta norcyta Suffert, 1904
  • Papilio gallienus peculiaris Neave, 1904
  • Papilio cynorta f. lavochrea Le Cerf, 1924
  • Papilio cynorta f. ochrospila Le Cerf, 1924
  • Papilio cynorta f. acraeamimus Bryk, 1928
  • Papilio cynorta f. albofurculatus Bryk, 1928
  • Papilio cynorta f. parageoides Stoneham, 1944
  • Papilio cynorta cynorta f. agayana Stoneham, 1951
  • Papilio cynorta cynorta f. bwambensis Stoneham, 1951

Adult females mimic Bematistes epaea, the common bematistes butterfly.

The larvae feed on Clausena, Vepris, Calodendrum, Citrus, Fagara and Teclea species.

Taxonomy

Papilio cynorta is the nominal member of the cynorta species group. The members of the clade are:

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References
  1. Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini
  2. Savela, Markku. "Papilio cynorta Fabricius, 1793". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 29, 2018.


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