Papilio (Papilio) saharae Oberthür, 1879




Habitat
  • Deserts
  • Semi-deserts
60 - 90 mm
Sahara-Schwalbenschwanz
Wüstenschwalbenschwanz
Desert Swallowtail
Porte-queue éméricole
זנב-סנונית מדברי

Primary host-plants

FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
ApiaceaeDeverra chlorantha
Deverra scopularia
Ferula communisGiant fennel
Seseli

Known subspecies

SpeciesAuthorLocus typicus
Papilio (Papilio) saharae rathjensiWarnecke, 1932Yemen, Bâb el Mendjjil; San ‘a
Papilio (Papilio) saharae saharaeOberthür, 1879

Papilio (Papilio) saharae is a member of the clade Papilio machaon

SpeciesAuthor
Papilio (Papilio) alexanorEsper, 1800
Papilio (Papilio) hospitonGéné, 1839
Papilio (Papilio) machaonLinnaeus, 1758
Papilio (Papilio) saharaeOberthür, 1879
Distribution
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