Papilio mechowianus

Papilio mechowianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. mechowianus
Binomial name
Papilio mechowianus
Synonyms
  • Papilio cypraeafila var. mechowianus Dewitz, 1885
  • Papilio andoclides Grose-Smith, 1900
  • Papilio mechowianus ab. lagai Dufrane, 1936

Papilio mechowianus is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Angola and the Republic of the Congo.[3]

Taxonomy

It is a member of the zenobia species group. In the zenobia group the basic upperside wing pattern is black with white or yellowish bands and spots. The underside is brown and basally there is a red area marked with black stripes and spots. In the discal area there is a yellowish band with black stripes and veins. Females resemble butterflies from the genus Amauris. Both sexes lack tails.External images

The clade members are:

Description

It is very similar to Papilio cyproeofila. It differs from P. mechowi in having the white band broad. See original description.

References

  1. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini
  2. ^ Dewitz, Hermann (1880), Zwei neue westafrikanische Papilionen. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 25: 286.
  3. ^ Papilio at Funet


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