Species of butterfly
Papilio pelodurus is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia.[2]
The larvae feed on Cryptocarya liebertiana and Ocotea usambarensis.[3]
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[4] (eastern and southern Tanzania, north-eastern Zambia, northern Malawi)
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