Papilio aristophontes | (Oberthür, 1897) |
TL: Comoros
Male: The upper forewing of the male is black with an iridescent blue bands and five blue spots.The under hindwing is black with an iridescent blue band and a row of blue submarginal spots. The hindwing has a scalloped margin and no tail. The lower forewing is entirely blackish-brown and the lower hindwing is red-brown with black veins.The lower hindwing has a narrow cream submarginal band with silver reflections.
Female:The female is olive-green and brown.The upper forewing and under hindwing are brown with a dull olive green median band and a submarginal band consisting of yellowish-olive lunules. These are continuous over both wings. The lower forewing and the lower hindwing are red-brown with a silvery submarginal band which is continuous over both wings. There is a fawn brown median band on the hindwing with pinkish-grey scales on the outside, and a white abdominal spot.
80 mm
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Rutaceae Toddalia asiatica
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- Papilio (Princeps) aristophontes is a member of the clade Papilio nireus:
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Species Author Papilio (Druryia) charopus Westwood, 1843 Papilio (Druryia) chrapkowskii Süffert, 1904 Papilio (Druryia) chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952 Papilio (Druryia) desmondi V.G.L. van Someren, 1939 Papilio (Druryia) hornimani Distant, 1879 Papilio (Druryia) interjectana Vane-Wright, 1995 Papilio (Druryia) nireus Linnaeus, 1758 Papilio (Druryia) sosia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Papilio (Druryia) thuraui Karsch, 1900 Papilio (Druryia) ufipa Carcasson, 1961 Papilio (Princeps) aristophontes (Oberthür, 1897) Papilio (Princeps) wilsoni Rothschild, 1926
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database
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