Papilio thuraui Karsch 1900

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.^[3]

Description

Blue median band absent and a complete series of blue submarginal spots in both wings. Both wings above black-brown without median band, but with blue submarginal spots and the forewing also in the middle between the apex of the cell and the distal margin with three small blue spots in cellules 3, 4 and 6; forewing beneath with four large yellowish submarginal spots in cellules 1 b—4. — German East Africa: Ubena.^[4]

Original description

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Subspecies

• P. t. thuraui (southern Tanzania, northern Malawi)
• P. t. cyclopis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 .^[5] (Malawi, Zambia)
• P. t. occidua Storace, 1951 ^[6] (Republic of the Congo, Malawi, north-eastern Zambia)
• P. t. heathi (Hancock, 1984) ^[7] (Malawi)
• P. t. ngorongoro (Hancock, 1984) (northern Tanzania)
• P. t. viphya (Hancock, 1984) (Malawi)

Biology

The larvae feed on Toddalia asiatica.

Taxonomy

Papilio thuraui belongs to a clade called the nireus species group with 15 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 chitondensis de Sousa & Fernandes, 1966
• Papilio chrapkowskii Suffert, 1904
• Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952
• Papilio desmondi van Someren, 1939
• Papilio hornimani Distant, 1879
• Papilio interjectana Vane-Wright, 1995
• Papilio manlius Fabricius, 1798
• Papilio microps Storace, 1951
• Papilio sosia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
• Papilio thuraui Karsch, 1900
• Papilio ufipa Carcasson, 1961
• Papilio wilsoni Rothschild, 1926

Biogeographic realm

This species is located in the Afrotropical realm.

See also

• Albertine Rift montane forests
• Congolian forests

References

• 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.

Papilio thuraui est une espèce de lépidoptères (papillons) de la famille des Papilionidae. Cette espèce est présente en Afrique subsaharienne.

Systématique

L'espèce Papilio thuraui a été décrite pour la première fois en 1900 par l'entomologiste Ferdinand Karsch dans la revue Entomologische Nachrichten^[1].

Notes et références

Papilio thuraui is een vlinder uit de familie van de pages (Papilionidae).^[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1900 door Ferdinand Karsch.^[2] De soort werd gevonden in Duits-Oost-Afrika. Karsch noemde de soort naar F. Thurau, die de specimens van Lepidoptera in het Museum für Naturkunde in Berlijn prepareerde.

Papilio thuraui là một loài bướm thuộc họ Bướm phượng (Papilionidae). Loài Papilio thuraui được mô tả năm 1900 bởi Karsch. Loài bướm Papilio thuraui sinh sống ở ^[2]. Ấu trùng ăn các loài Toddalia, gồm cả T. asiatica.

Phân loài

• Papilio thuraui thuraui (southern Tanzania, northern Malawi)
• Papilio thuraui cyclopis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Malawi, Zambia)
• Papilio thuraui occidua Storace, 1951 (Congo Republic, Malawi, north-eastern Zambia)
• Papilio thuraui heathi (Hancock, 1984) (Malawi)
• Papilio thuraui ngorongoro (Hancock, 1984) (northern Tanzania)
• Papilio thuraui viphya (Hancock, 1984) (Malawi)

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