Papilio nobilis

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
Synonyms
  • Princeps nobilis
  • Papilio pringlei Sharpe, 1894

The Noble Swallowtail (Papilio nobilis) is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is found in Africa.

The larvae feed on Warburgia ugandensis.

Subspecies

  • 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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