Papilio nobilis

Papilio nobilis, the noble swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa.

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
Synonyms
  • Princeps nobilis
  • Papilio pringlei Sharpe, 1894
  • Papilio nobilis f. mariabonaparte Bryk, 1929
  • Papilio nobilis f. nobilissima Bryk, 1929
  • Papilio nobilis pallidus Stoneham, 1931
  • Papilio nobilis ab. josetta Smart, 1976
  • Papilio nobilis leroyi Berger, 1950

The larvae feed on Warburgia ugandensis.

Taxonomy

Papilio nobilis is a member of the oribazus species group. The clade members are:

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)

References
  1. Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini
  2. Papilio, Site of Markku Savela
  • 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.
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