Papilio filaprae Suffert 1904

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.^[2]

Subspecies

• Papilio filaprae filaprae (south-eastern Cameroon, Congo, south-western Republic of the Congo, Angola)
• Papilio filaprae musolanus (Hancock, 1988) ^[3]

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:

• 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

Larsen, 2005 ^[4] doubts that this is a valid taxon, suggesting that it is the equatorial subspecies of Papilio cyproeofila, which it closely resembles.

References

Papilio filaprae es una especie de mariposa del género Papilio, familia Papilionidae.^[1]​^[2]​

Fue descrito por primera vez por Suffert en 1904.^[3]​

Referencias

Papilio filaprae est une espèce de lépidoptères (papillons) de la famille des Papilionidae. Cette espèce est présente dans le golfe de Guinée.

Systématique

L'espèce Papilio filaprae a été décrite pour la première fois en 1904 par l'entomologiste Ernst Suffert dans Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift Iris^[1] sous le nom Papilio cyproeofila filaprae.

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