Papilio horribilis

Papilio horribilis is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in southern Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, and Ghana.

Papilio horribilis
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P. horribilis
Binomial name
Papilio horribilis
Butler, 1874[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio hermes Boullet & Le Cerf, 1912
  • Papilio hermes var. pellax Boullet & Le Cerf, 1912

The larvae possibly feed on Beilschmiedia manni.[2]

Taxonomy

Papilio horribilis is a member of the hesperus species group. The members of the clade are:

Status

The butterfly is not uncommon and not threatened.[3]

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See also

References

  1. Papilio, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini
  3. 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 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. Condamin, M. and Roy, R. (1963). Lepidoptera Papilionidae in (ch. 19) La reserve naturelle integrale du Mont Nimba, fasc. 5. Memoires de I'lnstitut Francois Afrique Noire 66: 415-422.


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