Abundance
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Rare in Egypt, a bit more common in Sinai. No evidence of any decline
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Conservation Status
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Resident breeder ( in Egypt) but migrates elsewhere. Breeds with the rains; well adapted to deserts.
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Description
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Size: 60-100 mm. Unmistakable in Egypt. Sexual dimorphism only slight. Differs only in antennal segment number from the European Papilio machaon
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Distribution in Egypt
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Widespread, in northern Egypt. No evidence of any decline. AOO = 47 km2. EOO= 198,000 km2. 4 locations.
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Global Distribution
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Narrow (Morocco to South Jordan and the Hejaz; other subspecies in the Asir and Yemen).
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Habitat
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Desert areas up to the tops of mountains at 2000m or more.
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IUCN
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Life Cycle
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Several generations per year.
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Records
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16 known records. Latest in 2005 (South Sinai)
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Taxonomy
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Long considered a subspecies of the European Papilio machaon. Torben Larsen (pers. comm.) believes that the very similar P. machaon might occur in Sinai, and the larva could possibly be look alike.
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The Flight Period
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Trophic Strategy
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Host-plants: mainly Deverra tortuosa (but also a few other Umbelliferae) and Haplophyllum spp (Rutaceae).
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Papilio saharae
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Papilio saharae, the Sahara swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in North Africa and Arabia.
Biology
The larva feeds on Deverra chloranthus, Deverra scopularia, Seseli varium, Ferula communis and Pycnocyla glauca.
Subspecies
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Papilio saharae saharae (North Africa, Arabia)
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Papilio saharae rathjensi Warnecke, 1932 (Yemen, south-western Saudi Arabia)
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Papilio saharae aferpilaggi ssp. nov (Lampedusa Island)
References
- Pittaway, A. R., Larsen, T. B., Clarke, C. A., Smith, C. R., Crnjar, R. & Clarke, F. M. M. 1994. Papilio saharae Oberthür, 1879, specifically distinct from Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758 (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Entomologist's Gazette 45: 223–249.
- Cassar L.F.,Catania A.,Cotton A., ""A new subspecies of Papilio saharae Oberthür, 1879 (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)from Lampedusa, Italy"
Zootaxa 5231 (1): 065–078.
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Papilio saharae: Brief Summary
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Papilio saharae, the Sahara swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in North Africa and Arabia.
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