Papilio horribilis
Papilio horribilis is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in southern Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, and Ghana.
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The larvae possibly feed on Beilschmiedia manni.[2]
Taxonomy
Papilio horribilis is a member of the hesperus species group. The members of the clade are:
- Papilio hesperus Westwood, 1843
- Papilio euphranor Trimen, 1868
- Papilio horribilis Butler, 1874
- Papilio pelodurus Butler, 1896
Status
The butterfly is not uncommon and not threatened.[3]
See also
References
- Papilio, Site of Markku Savela
- Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini
- Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Condamin, M. and Roy, R. (1963). Lepidoptera Papilionidae in (ch. 19) La reserve naturelle integrale du Mont Nimba, fasc. 5. Memoires de I'lnstitut Francois Afrique Noire 66: 415-422.
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