Papilio ufipa | Carcasson, 1961 |
TL: Tanzania (1000 - 2400 m.)
Median band narrower, straighter and bluer than in other East African races (of Papilio bromius). Submarginal spots below very large, paler mottling absent. Very similar to Papilio brontes and can only be determined with certainty by dissection.
Habitat
- Mountain forests
80 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name English
Ufipa Swallowtail
- Papilio (Druryia) ufipa 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
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database
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