Papilio cyproeofila

Papilio cyproeofila
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Papilio cyproeofila in Seitz Fauna Africana bottom left upperside and next right underside
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. cyproeofila
Binomial name
Papilio cyproeofila Butler, 1868

The Common White-banded Swallowtail (Papilio cyproeofila) is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and Nigeria.

The larvae feed on Piper species.

Subspecies

• Papilio cyproeofila cyproeofila (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, western Nigeria)
• Papilio cyproeofila praecyola Suffert, 1904 (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic)

Taxonomy

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Papilio cyproeofila Figs.38, 40Bulletin of the Hill Museum

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. Both sexes lack tails.

The clade members are

• Papilio cyproeofila Butler, 1868
• Papilio fernandus Fruhstorfer, 1903
• Papilio filaprae Suffert, 1904
• Papilio gallienus Distant, 1879
• Papilio mechowi Dewitz, 1881
• Papilio mechowianus Dewitz, 1885
• Papilio nobicea Suffert, 1904
• Papilio zenobia Fabricius, 1775

Diagnosis of cyproeofila. Very similar to Papilio gallienus but has cream-white rather than cream-yellow bands and these are not curved on the inner edge (Larsen, 2005).

External links

• swallowtails.net Images
• Global Butterfly Information System Images (as subgenus Druryia)