Graphium schubotzi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Graphium
Species:
G. schubotzi
Binomial name
Graphium schubotzi
Synonyms
  • Papilio [odin] var. schubotzi Schultze, 1913
  • Graphium (Arisbe) schubotzi
  • Papilio odin Strand, 1910
  • Graphium odin eyeni Berger, 1950

Graphium schubotzi is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in eastern Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3] Its habitat consists of the forest/savanna transition zone.

Subspecies

  • Graphium schubotzi schubotzi (eastern Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Graphium schubotzi maculata Libert, 2007 [4] (Cameroon)

Taxonomy

Graphium schubotzi belongs to a species group with 16 members. All are very similar The species group members are:


References

  1. Schultze, A. 1913 Einige Mitteilungen uber Papilio agamedes Westw. und Verwandte, sowie Einfuhrung einer neuen Form aus dieser Gruppe. Entomologische Rundshau 30: 73-74.
  2. Graphium, Site of Markku Savela
  3. Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Leptocercini
  4. Libert, M. 2007b. Note on the genus Graphium Scopoli (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) Lambillionea 107 (1): 19-29.
  • 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.


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