Papilio nobilis, the noble swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa.
The larvae feed on Warburgia ugandensis.
Taxonomy
Papilio nobilis is a member of the oribazus species group. The clade members are:
Subspecies
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Papilio nobilis nobilis (highlands of Kenya, Lake Victoria, eastern Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
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Papilio nobilis didingensis Carpenter, 1928 [4] (southern Sudan)
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Papilio nobilis crippsianus Stoneham, 1936 .[5] (Congo Republic, western Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
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Papilio nobilis mpanda Kielland, 1990[6] (western Tanzania)
References
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^ Rogenhofer, 1891 Diagnosen neuer Schmetterlinge des K.K. naturhistorischen Hofmuseums. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 41: 563- 566.
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^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
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^ Papilio, Site of Markku Savela
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^ Carpenter, 1928. Two collections of butterflies from the S.E. corner of the Sudan. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 76: 25-54.
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^ Stoneham , H.F. 1936d. Description of a new butterfly of the genus Papilio from western Uganda Protectorate. Bulletin of the Stoneham Museum (30): 2 pp.
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^ Kielland, J. 1990 Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363
