Papilio desmondi

Papilio desmondi
Papilio desmondi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Tribe: Papilionini
Genus: Papilio
Species: P. desmondi
Binomial name
Papilio desmondi
van Someren, 1939
Synonyms
  • Papilio magdae Gifford, 1961
  • Papilio brontes Godman, 1885
  • Papilio teita van Someren, 1960

Desmond's Green-Banded Swallowtail (Papilio desmondi) is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is found in Africa.

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

Subspecies

  • Papilio desmondi desmondi (Chyulu Hills of south-eastern Kenya)
  • Papilio desmondi magdae Gifford, 1961 (northern Tanzania)
  • Papilio desmondi teita van Someren, 1960 (south-eastern Kenya)
  • Papilio desmondi usambaraensis (Koçak, 1980) (Tanzania, northern Malawi, north-eastern Zambia)

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