Papilio cynorta

Papilio cynorta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Tribe:	Papilionini
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. cynorta
Binomial name
Papilio cynorta Fabricius, 1793
Synonyms
Papilio zerynthius Boisduval, 1836 Papilio boisduvallianus Westwood, 1842 Papilio triptolemus Ehrmann, 1918

The Mimetic Swallowtail or Common White Banded Papilio (Papilio cynorta) is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is found in Africa, including Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.

Adult females mimic Acraea epaea.

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

External links

• Exploring Mimetic Diversity in West African Forest Butterflies
• Threatened swallowtail butterflies of the world: the IUCN red data book

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