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Papilio ufipa

Scientific classification
Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Arthropoda

Class:

Insecta

Order:

Lepidoptera

Family:

Papilionidae

Genus:

Papilio

Species:

P. ufipa


Binomial name

Papilio ufipa

Carcasson, 1961


Synonyms


  • Papilio bromius ufipa Carcasson, 1961

Papilio ufipa is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Tanzania.[1] The habitat consists of riparian and montane forests at altitudes from 1000 to 2400 meters.[2]



Taxonomy


Papilio ufipa belongs to a clade called the nireus species group with 13 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:



  • 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


Description


Median band narrower, straighter and bluer than in other East African races (of Papilio bromius). Submarginal spots below very large, paler mottling absent. Very similar to Papilio brontes and can only be determined with certainty by dissection.[3]



References




  1. ^ Papilio ufipa, Funet.fi


  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini


  3. ^ Carcasson, R.H. (1960). The Swallowtail Butterflies of East Africa (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae). Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society 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)




  • 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..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em






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