Papilio charopus, the tailed green-banded swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi.[2]
Highland forests (Congolian forests, Lower Guinean forests).
Fairly common and not threatened.
The ground colour is black. The markings are metallic blue. The blue band reaches the hind wing margin in area lb.Seitz- Apex of the forewing produced and the distal margin therefore distinctly excised at the end of veins 5 and 6; forewing beneath with four large yellowish submarginal spots in cellules 1 b—4; the blue median band of the upper surface gradually and very considerably widened posteriorly, so that the spots of cellules 2 and 8 of the hindwing are very long and cover much more than half their cellules; the submarginal spots of the hindwing beneath of the ground-colour and consequently only indicated by their silver rings. — Ashanti to the Cameroons. [4]
Papilio charopus belongs to a clade called the nireus species group with 15 members. The pattern is black with green or blue bands and spots and the butterflies, although called swallowtails lack tails with the exception of this species Papilio charopus and Papilio hornimani. The clade members are:
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Papilio charopus, the tailed green-banded swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi.
Papilio charopus est une espèce de lépidoptères (papillons) de la famille des Papilionidae. Cette espèce est présente en Afrique subsaharienne.
L'espèce Papilio charopus a été décrite pour la première fois en 1843 par l'entomologiste John Obadiah Westwood dans Arcana entomologica.
Papilio charopus est une espèce de lépidoptères (papillons) de la famille des Papilionidae. Cette espèce est présente en Afrique subsaharienne.
Papilio charopus is een vlinder uit de familie van de pages (Papilionidae).[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1843 door John Obadiah Westwood.
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Papilio charopus là một loài bướm thuộc họ Bướm phượng (Papilionidae). Loài Papilio charopus được mô tả năm 1843 bởi Westwood. Loài bướm Papilio charopus sinh sống ở [1].
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