Biology:Papilio wilsoni

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Papilio wilsoni
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. wilsoni
Binomial name
Papilio wilsoni
Rothschild, 1926 [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Papilio nireus wilsoni
  • Papilio (Princeps) wilsoni
  • Papilio (Druryia) nireus wilsoni

Papilio wilsoni is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Ethiopia.[3]

Taxonomy

Papilio wilsoni belongs to a clade called the nireus species-group with 15 members. The pattern is black with green bands and spots and the butterflies, although called swallowtails lack tails with the exception of Papilio charopus and Papilio hornimani. The clade members are:

References

  1. Rothschild , W. 1926 On some African Papilios, with descriptions of new forms. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9) 17: 112-114.
  2. Papilio wilsoni, Site of Markku Savela
  3. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/papilionidae_papilionini.doc. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7132974 entry