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- Description
- Original description
- Subspecies
- Taxonomy
- Ecozone
- See also
- References
- External links
{{Taxobox
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Arthropoda
| classis = Insecta
| ordo = Lepidoptera
| familia = Papilionidae
| genus = Papilio
| species = P. thuraui
| binomial = Papilio thuraui
| binomial_authority = Karsch, 1900[1]
| synonyms =- Princeps thuraui occidua f. heathi Hancock, 1984
- Princeps thuraui f. viphya Hancock, 1984
- Papilio brontes occidentale van Someren, 1960
}}Papilio thuraui is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and the Republic of the Congo.[2]The larvae feed on Toddalia asiatica. DescriptionBlue median band absent and a complete series of blue submarginal spots in both wings Original descriptionSubspecies- P. t. thuraui (southern Tanzania, northern Malawi)
- P. t. cyclopis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Malawi, Zambia)
- P. t. occidua Storace, 1951 (Republic of the Congo, Malawi, north-eastern Zambia)
- P. t. heathi (Hancock, 1984) (Malawi)
- P. t. ngorongoro (Hancock, 1984) (northern Tanzania)
- P. t. viphya (Hancock, 1984) (Malawi)
TaxonomyPapilio thuraui belongs to a clade called the nireus species group with 13 members. The pattern is black with green or blue bands and spots. The butterflies, although called swallowtails, lack tails with the exception of Papilio charopus and Papilio hornimani. The clade members are: - Papilio aristophontes Oberthür, 1897
- Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758
- Papilio charopus Westwood, 1843
- Papilio chrapkowskii Suffert, 1904
- Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952
- Papilio desmondi van Someren, 1939
- Papilio hornimani Distant, 1879
- Papilio interjectana Vane-Wright, 1995
- Papilio sosia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Papilio thuraui Karsch, 1900
- Papilio ufipa Carcasson, 1961
- Papilio wilsoni Rothschild, 1926
EcozoneThis species is located in the Afrotropic ecozone. See also- Albertine Rift montane forests
- Congolian forests
References1. ^Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini
2. ^Papilio at Funet
- Carcasson, R.H. (1960). The Swallowtail Butterflies of East Africa (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae). Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society [https://archive.org/details/cbarchive_101755_theswallowtailbutterfliesofeas1960 pdf] Key to East Africa members of the species group, diagnostic and other notes and figures. (Permission to host granted by The East Africa Natural History Society)
- {{cite book |last1=Collins |first1=N. Mark |last2=Morris |first2=Michael G. |title=Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/98674#page/7/mode/1up |year=1985 |publisher=IUCN |location=Gland & Cambridge |isbn=978-2-88032-603-6 |via=Biodiversity Heritage Library}}
External links- [https://archive.is/20130206130028/http://globis.insects-online.de/species&v=216 Global Butterfly Information System] Images
- Butterfly corner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
- External images R C Dening collection
- Globis images
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