Papilio rex | Oberthür, 1886 |
100 - 120 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name English
King Papilio English
Regal Swallowtail
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Rutaceae Calodendrum capense Cape Chestnut Rutaceae Citrus Citrus Rutaceae Clausena Rutaceae Teclea Rutaceae Toddalia asiatica Rutaceae Zanthoxylum
- Subspecies
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Species Author Papilio (Druryia) rex abyssinicana Vane-Wright, 1995 Papilio (Druryia) rex alinderi (Bryk, 1928) Papilio (Druryia) rex franciscae Carpenter, 1928 Papilio (Druryia) rex mimeticus Rothschild, 1897 Papilio (Druryia) rex regulana Vane-Wright, 1995 Papilio (Druryia) rex rex Oberthür, 1886 Papilio (Druryia) rex schultzei Aurivillius, 1904
- Papilio (Druryia) rex is a member of the clade Papilio dardanus:
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Species Author Papilio (Druryia) rex Oberthür, 1886 Papilio (Princeps) constantinus Ward, 1871 Papilio (Princeps) dardanus Brown, 1776 Papilio (Princeps) delalandei Godart, 1824 Papilio (Princeps) phorcas Cramer, 1775
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database
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