Papilio nobilis

Papilio nobilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Tribe:	Papilionini
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. nobilis
Binomial name
	Papilio nobilis; Rogenhofer, 1891[1][2]
Synonyms
	Princeps nobilis; Papilio pringlei Sharpe, 1894; Papilio nobilis f. mariabonaparte Bryk, 1929; Papilio nobilis f. nobilissima Bryk, 1929; Papilio nobilis pallidus Stoneham, 1931; Papilio nobilis ab. josetta Smart, 1976; Papilio nobilis leroyi Berger, 1950;

Papilio nobilis, the noble swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa.

The larvae feed on Warburgia ugandensis.

Taxonomy

Papilio nobilis is a member of the oribazus species group. The clade members are:

Papilio nobilis nobilis (highlands of Kenya, Lake Victoria, eastern Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
Papilio nobilis didingensis Carpenter, 1928 (southern Sudan)
Papilio nobilis crippsianus Stoneham, 1936 (Congo Republic, western Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
Papilio nobilis mpanda Kielland, 1990 (western Tanzania)

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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.

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