Papilio horribilis

Papilio horribilis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. horribilis
Binomial name
Papilio horribilis Butler, 1874 [1][2]
Synonyms
Papilio hermes Boullet & Le Cerf, 1912 Papilio hermes var. pellax Boullet & Le Cerf, 1912

Papilio horribilis is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in southern Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, and Ghana.

The larvae possibly feed on Beilschmiedia manni.[3]

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.[4]

See also

• Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve[5]

References

1. Butler, A. G., 1874 in Butler, Arthur G and E. W. Janson Lepidoptera exotica, or, Descriptions and illustrations of exotic lepidoptera London E.W. Janson, 1874
2. Papilio, Site of Markku Savela
3. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
4. 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.
5. 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.

External links

• Swallowtails