Papilio filaprae

Papilio filaprae is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Angola and Equatorial Guinea. The species was first described by Ernst Suffert in 1904.[1]

Papilio filaprae
Suffert's description
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Papilionidae
Genus:
Papilio
Species:
P. filaprae
Binomial name
Papilio filaprae
Suffert, 1904
Synonyms
  • Papilio cypraeafila filaprae Suffert, 1904
  • Papilio cypraeofila f. insularis Schultze, 1913
  • Papilio cyraeofila f. lactifascia Le Cerf, 1924

Subspecies
  • Papilio filaprae filaprae (south-eastern Cameroon, Congo, south-western Republic of the Congo, Angola)
  • Papilio filaprae musolanus (Hancock, 1988) (Equatorial Guinea, western Cameroon)

Taxonomy

It is a member of the zenobia species group. In the zenobia group the basic upperside wing pattern is black with white or yellowish bands and spots. The underside is brown and basally there is a red area marked with black stripes and spots. In the discal area there is a yellowish band with black stripes and veins. Females resemble Amauris butterflies. Both sexes lack tails.

The clade members are:

Larsen, 2005 doubts that this is a valid taxon, suggesting that it is the equatorial subspecies of Papilio cyproeofila, which it closely resembles.

References
  1. Savela, Markku (March 20, 2019). "Papilio filaprae Suffert, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2020.


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