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Papilio Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 458, TS: Papilio machaon Linnaeus
Pterourus Scopoli, 1777; Introd. Hist. nat.: 433, TS: Papilio troilus Linnaeus
Princeps Hübner, [1807]; Samml. exot. Schmett. 1 : pl. [116], TS: Papilio demodocus Esper
Amaryssus Dalman, 1816; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl., Stockholm 1816 (1): 60, TS: Papilio machaon Linnaeus
= ; [NL4A, 96]
Jasoniades Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (6): 83, TS: Papilio turnus Linnaeus
= Pterourus ; [NL4A, 96]
Euphoeades Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (6): 83, TS: Papilio glaucus Linnaeus
= Pterourus ; [NL4A, 96]
Heraclides Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (6): 83, TS: Papilio thoas Linnaeus
Achillides Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (6): 85, TS: Papilio paris Linnaeus
Orpheides Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (6): 86 (suppr. ICZN Op. 178 to Princeps Hübner, [1807]), TS: Papilio demodocus Esper
Nestorides Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (6): 86, TS: Papilio gambrisius Cramer
Calaides Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (6): 86, TS: Papilio androgeos Cramer
= Heraclides ; [NL4A, 94]
Priamides Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (6): 87, TS: Priamides hipponous Hübner
= Heraclides ; [NL4A, 94]
Iliades Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (6): 88, TS: Papilio memnon Linnaeus
Menelaides Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (6): 84, TS: Papilio polytes Linnaeus
Troilides Hübner, [1825]; Samml. exot. Schmett. 2 : pl. [111], TS: Troilides tros Hübner
= Heraclides ; [NL4A, 94]
Clytia Swainson, [1833]; Zool. Illustr. (2) 3 (26): pl. 120 (nec Lamouroux, 1812), TS: Papilio clytia Linnaeus
Thoas Swainson, [1833]; Zool. Illustr. (2) 3 (26): pl. 121, TS: Papilio thoas Linnaeus
= Heraclides ; [NL4A, 94]
Aernauta Berge, 1842; Schmetterlingsbuch: 19, 106-109, TS: Papilio machaon Linnaeus
= ; [NL4A, 96]
Caudati Koch, 1860; (unavail.)
= Pterourus ; [NL4A, 96]
Pyrrhosticta Butler, 1872; Cistula ent. 1: 86, TS: Papilio laetitia Butler
= Pterourus ; [NL4A, 96]
Druryia Aurivillius, 1881; Ent. Tidskr. 2 (1) : 44, TS: Papilio antimachus Drury
Chilasa Moore, [1881]; Lepid. Ceylon 1 (4): 153, TS: Papilio dissimilis Linnaeus
Harimala Moore, [1881]; Lepid. Ceylon 1 (4): 145, TS: Papilio crino Fabricius
Charus Moore, [1881]; Lepid. Ceylon 1 (4): 149, TS: Papilio helenus Linnaeus
Sarbaria Moore, 1882; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1882 (1) : 258, TS: Papilio polyctor Boisduval
Cadugoides Moore, 1882; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1882 (1) : 260, TS: Papilio agestor Gray
Sainia Moore, 1882; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1882 (1) : 260, TS: Papilio protenor Cramer
Araminta Moore, 1886; J. Linn. Soc. Lond., Zool. 21 (1) : 50, TS: Papilio demolion Cramer
Euploeopsis de Nicéville, [1887]; in Elwes & de Nicéville, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 55 Pt. II (5) : 433, TS: Papilio telearchus Hewitson
Menamopsis de Nicéville, [1887]; in Elwes & de Nicéville, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 55 Pt. II (5) : 433, TS: Papilio tavoyanus Butler
Pangeranopsis Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, [1887]; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 55 Pt.II (4) : 374, TS: Papilio elephenor Doubleday
Panosmiopsis Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, [1887]; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 55 Pt.II (4) : 374, TS: Papilio rhetenor Westwood
Isamiopsis Moore, 1888; Descr. Indian lep. Atkinson (3): 284, TS: Papilio telearchus Hewitson
Tamera Moore, 1888; Descr. Indian lep. Atkinson (3): 284, TS: Papilio castor Westwood
Achivus Kirby, 1896; in Allen, Nat. Libr., Lepid. 1, Butts 2: 286, TS: Papilio machaon Linnaeus
= ; [NL4A, 96]
Eques Kirby, 1896; in Allen, Nat. Libr., Lepid. 1, Butts 2: 290 (nec Bloch, 1793), TS: Papilio nireus Linnaeus
Icarus Röber, 1898; Ent. Nachr. 24 (12) : 186 (nec Forbes, 1844), TS: Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson
Melindopsis Aurivillius, 1898; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 31 (5) : 461, TS: Papilio rex Oberthür
Iterus Donitz, 1899; Berl. ent. Z. 44, SitzBer.: (22), TS: Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson
Sadengia Moore, [1902]; Lepidoptera Indica, 5 (59): 213, TS: Papilio nephelus Boisduval
Heterocreon Kirby, [1904]; in Hübner, Samml. exot. Schmett. (Wytsman's facsim.), Additional Notes: 101, TS: Papilio polytes Linnaeus
Mimbyasa Evans, 1912; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 21 (3): 972, TS: Papilio janaka Moore
Agehana Matsumura, 1936; Insecta Matsumurana 10 (3): 86, TS: Papilio maraho Shiraki & Sonan
Eleppone Hancock, 1979
Motasiona Niculescu, 1979
= Pterourus ; [NL4A, 96]
Sinoprinceps Hancock, 1983; Smithersia 2: 35, TS: Papilio xuthus Linnaeus
Papilio, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]

Chares ; Swinhoe, 1885, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1885 : 145 (missp. of Charus)
Priamedes ; Grote, 1899, Proc. amer. phil. Soc. 38 : 26 (missp. of Priamides Hübner, [1819])
Caliades ; dos Passos, 1964, (missp. [? of Calaides])
Papilio ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 233
Druryeia ; [EBW, (missp.)]
Chilasa (Papilionini) ; Page & Treadaway, 2003, Butterflies of the world, 17: 8
Achillides (Papilionini) ; Page & Treadaway, 2003, Butterflies of the world, 17: 8
Papilio (Papilionini) ; Page & Treadaway, 2003, Butterflies of the world, 17: 8
Menelaides (Papilionini) ; Page & Treadaway, 2003, Butterflies of the world, 17: 9
Heraclides (Papilionini) ; [NL4A, 94]
Pterourus (Papilionini) ; [NL4A, 96]
Papilio (Papilionini) ; [NL4A, 96]; [AfrL]


[sp-1.jpg] 800x657 (~158Kb) Butterfly House (Vienna, Austria, August, 2002), Photo © Erich Mangl

The exact identification of this species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.


Subgenus Papilio Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 458, TS: Papilio machaon Linnaeus
Amaryssus Dalman, 1816; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl., Stockholm 1816 (1): 60, TS: Papilio machaon Linnaeus
Aernauta Berge, 1842; Schmetterlingsbuch: 19, 106-109, TS: Papilio machaon Linnaeus
Achivus Kirby, 1896; in Allen, Nat. Libr., Lepid. 1, Butts 2: 286, TS: Papilio machaon Linnaeus
Papilio, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Papilio (Papilionidi) ; [NL4A, 96]
Papilio (Papilio) ; [AfrL]

The machaon species-group

fiPapilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758
EU, NAF, Temperate Asia, NA. See [About maps] Ritariperhonen Makaonfjäril Riddarfjäril Schwalbenschwanz Swallowtail Common Yellow Swallowtail Old World Swallowtail Artemisia Swallowtail Le Grand Porte-queue Makaon Paź królowej
Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 462, TL: Sweden
?Papilio machaon ab. spuleri Fischer, 1908; Soc. Ent. 23 (17) : 129
?Papilio machaon ab. sphyroides Krulikovsky, 1909; Rev. russ. ent. 9 (1-2) : 109
?Papilio machaon ab. benesignata Krulikovsky, 1909; Rev. russ. ent. 9 (1-2) : 110
?Papilio machaon ab. intacta Sheljuzhko, 1913; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 27 (1) : 16, TL: Torgau
?Papilio machaon mutingi Seyer, 1976; Mitt. Ent. Ges. Basel 26 (3): 74
?Papilio machaon taigensis Seyer, 1976; Mitt. Ent. Ges. Basel 26 (4): 101
?Papilio machaon ruettimanni Seyer, 1976; Mitt. Ent. Ges. Basel 26 (4): 105
?Papilio machaon guttmanni Seyer, 1976; Mitt. Ent. Ges. Basel 26 (4): 112
?Papilio machaon dodi Seyer, 1977; Mitt. Ent. Ges. Basel 27: 11
Papilio machaon dodi, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Papilio machaon dodi, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Papilio machaon, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Papilio machaon, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Papilio machaon, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Papilio machaon, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Papilio machaon, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Papilio machaon, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Papilio machaon, Extracts from [BRU] by [Ilya Osipov]
Papilio machaon, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]
Papilio machaon, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
Papilio machaon ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 272; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 3; Rothschild & Jordan, 1906, Novit. Zool. 13 (3): 553; [BIR, 395]; [BRU, 149]; [H&R, 35]; [BOR, 60]; [NACL, #4166]; [NAB, 333]; [BOW: pl. 1, f. 5]; [MRS, 159]; [BNA: 164, pl. 7]; [Opler]; [NL4A, #121]; [Otakar Kudrna]
Papilio (Papilio) machaon ; [AfrL]
[machaon-1u.jpg] 500x345 (~52Kb) upperside Hickling Broad, Norfolf, UK 15/08/95, Photo © Simon Coombes [machaon-1v.jpg] 500x377 (~38Kb) underside Hickling Broad, Norfolf, UK 15/08/95, Photo © Simon Coombes [machaon-2u.jpg] 600x429 (~75Kb) upperside Finland, Konnevesi, June 1995, Photo © Tero Piirainen
[machaon-3l.jpg] 358x480 (~21Kb) larva Northern Poland, Biebrza river, 20.8.1996, Photo © Marek Michalski [machaon-4l.jpg] 500x750 (~31Kb) larva Finland, Sotkamo, Kontinjoki 711:54, 21.7.1997, Photo © Tero Piirainen [machaon-5l.jpg] 1047x773 (~55Kb) larva Asamushi, Aomori, Japan, 8-90, Photo © S. Shuichi Haupt
[machaon-6l.jpg] 596x400 (~47Kb) larva Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch [machaon-6mf.jpg] 475x523 (~116Kb) male female (copulation) The steppe-meadow top of the hill Sopka Lysaya of the hill chain called Bugotakskie Sopki, Toguchin District, Novosibirsk Province, West Siberia, Russia. Flat and woody surroundings are seen. 12th June 1995, Photo © Oleg Kosterin [machaon-6p.jpg] 596x400 (~36Kb) pupa Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch
[machaon-6u.jpg] 596x400 (~42Kb) upperside Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch [machaon-7l.jpg] 750x507 (~40Kb) larva Sipoo 670:40, 12.07.1980, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen [machaon-8l.jpg] 750x504 (~38Kb) larva Sipoo 670:40, 12.07.1980, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen
[machaon-9u.jpg] 750x495 (~71Kb) upperside Sipoo 670:40, ex.l. 17.6.1981, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen [machaon-a1f.jpg] 900x1242 (~202Kb) female Russia, Udmurtia, Izhevsk (parklike areas along shore of "Izhevsky Prud"), 5.8.2004, Photo © Markku Savela [machaon-a2l.jpg] 1000x1406 (~159Kb) larva Russia, Tatarstan, Varkljed-Bodja (56°13'N 52°49'E), about 20km S of Agriz, 8.8.2004 (on Cichorium intybus), Photo © Markku Savela
[machaon-a3p.jpg] 800x600 (~154Kb) pupa Poland: Podkarpacie - Region, Zalesie Antoniowskie, 15.8.2005, Photo © Jaroslaw Bury [machaon-a4.jpg] 1200x987 (~128Kb) Japan: Lake Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, 22.08.2007, Photo © Peter Payzant [machaon-a5au.jpg] 840x615 (~123Kb) upperside Russia, Moscow area, 15.8.2010 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov
[machaon-a5bl.jpg] 692x467 (~100Kb) larva Russia, Moscow area, 7.9.2010 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov [machaon-a5lxc.jpg] 636x558 (~100Kb) larva cocoon Russia, Moscow area, 11.9.2010 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov [machaon-a5xc.jpg] 602x560 (~101Kb) cocoon Russia, Moscow area, 11.9.2010 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov
[machaon-a5xu.jpg] 1004x655 (~126Kb) upperside Russia, Moscow area, 11.5.2010 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov [machaon-a5xv.jpg] 895x679 (~137Kb) underside Russia, Moscow area, 11.5.2010 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov

Larva on Umbelliferae, Cicuta virosa, Carum carvi, Pimpinella saxifraga, Aegopodium podagraria, Anethum graveolens, Angelica silvestris, A. archangelica, Levisticum officinale, Peucedanum palustre, Pastinaca sativa, Heracleum sphondylium, Daucus carota [SPRK], Daucus spp., Foeniculum vulgare, Heracleum spp. [MRS]


C.Europe Papilio machaon var. marginalis Robbe, 1891; C. R. Soc. Ent. Belg.: 395, TL: Belgium
Papilio machaon ab. nigrofasciata Rothke, 1895; Stettin Ent. Ztg 55 (7-9) : 303, TL: Crefeld
Papilio machaon ab. niger Heyne, [1895]; in Rühl, Die palaearktischen Grossschmetterlinge und ihre Naturgeschichte 1 (Tagfalter): 694
?Papilio machaon var. aurantiaca de Selys-Longchamps, 1857; Ann. Soc. Ent. Belge 1 : 4
Papilio machaon var. aurantiaca Speyer, 1858; Geogr. Verbr. Schmett.: 278
Papilio machaon ab. marginalis ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 274
Papilio machaon ab. nigrofasciatus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 274
Papilio machaon ab. niger ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 274
Papilio machaon ab. gen. aest. aurantiacus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 274
P. m. asiaticus Ménétriés
Papilio machaon var. asiatica Ménétriés, 1855; Cat. lep. Petersb. 2: 70
= Papilio machaon sphyrus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 275
Papilio machaon asiaticus ; [MRS, 159]
P. m. hippocrates C. & R. Felder, 1864
Japan Papilio hippocrates C. & R. Felder, 1864; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 14 (3) : 314, 362, TL: Japan
Papilio machaon var. micado Pagenstecher, 1875; Verh. Nat. Ver. Heidelberg: 98 [? or 48]
= ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 276
Papilio machaon hippocrates ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 276; [Oleg Kosterin]
[hippocrates-1.jpg] 806x618 (~77Kb) A grassy bank pond, Dragonfly Biotope Ponds, Hiraoka, Ikazaki-cho, Ehime-ken, Shikoku-Chiho, Japan. 7th August 2002, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

P. m. bairdii Edwards, 1866
Nevada - Kansas, Arizona, Colorado Western Black Swallowtail
Papilio bairdii Edwards, 1866; Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 6 (4) : 200, TL: Fort Whipple, nr. Prescott, Arizona
Papilio asterius var. utahensis Strecker, 1878; Lep. Rhopal. Het. (14): 128, TL: Utah
= ; [NL4A, #121a]
Papilio hollandii Edwards, 1892; Can. Ent. 24 (3): 50, TL: Colorado
= ; [NL4A, #121a]
Papilio machaon bairdii, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Papilio machaon bairdii, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Papilio machaon bairdii ; [NL4A, #121a]
Papilio bairdii hollandii ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 3
Papilio bairdii ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 3; [NACL, #4164]; [NAB, 331]
Papilio bairdi ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1906, Novit. Zool. 13 (3): 548; [BOW: pl. 12, f. 11 (text only)]
Papilio machaon bairdii ; [BNA, 168]; [Bernard Rond]

Larva on Artemisia dracunculus [BNA], Musineon tenuifolium Reiser, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (1): 68

P. m. aliaska Scudder, 1869
Chukot Peninsula, Alaska - N.British Columbia Papilio aliaska Scudder, 1869; Proc. Boston Soc. nat. Hist. 12 : 407
Papilio machaon joannisi Verity, [1907]; Rhopalocera Palaearctica 1: pl. 10, f. 16
Papilio machaon petersii Clark, 1932; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 81 (2934) : 8, pl. 6, f. 3
Papilio machaon aliaska, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Papilio machaon aliaska ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 3; Rothschild & Jordan, 1906, Novit. Zool. 13 (3): 553; [NACL, #4166a]; [BNA, 167]; [Bernard Rond]

Larva on Artemisia norvegica ssp. arctica, Heracleum lanatum [BNA]

P. m. oregonius Edwards, 1876
S.British Columbia - Oregon, Idaho Oregon Swallowtail
Papilio hippocrates var. oregonia Edwards, 1876; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 5 : 208, TL: Columbia River, nr. The Dalles
?Papilio bairdii oregonia ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 3
Papilio bairdii oregonius ;
Papilio oregonius ; [NACL, #4165]; [NAB, 332]; [BOC, 117]
Papilio machaon oregonius ; [BNA, 167]; [Bernard Rond]
Misidentified/misapplied:
Papilio machaon; Hagen, 1882

Larva on Artemisia dracunculus [BNA]

P. m. ladakensis Moore, 1884
E.Pamirs Papilio ladakensis Moore, 1884; J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1) : 46, TL: Tarhsam, Ladak
= Papilio machaon asiaticus ; [MRS]
Papilio machaon sphyrus ab. ladakensis ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 275
P. m. sikkimensis Moore, 1884
Tibet Papilio sikkimensis Moore, 1884; J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1) : 47 (?preocc. Papilio sikkimensis Wood-Mason, 1882):Sollo,
Papilio machaon sikkimensis ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 276; Huang, 2001; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 75 (note)
[sikkimensis-1fu.jpg] 1024x768 (~124Kb) upperside female China, Qinghai prov, W.Qinghai lake, Nan Shan mts, 3500m, 28.6.2005, Photo © A. Timchenko [sikkimensis-2o.jpg] 1000x910 (~120Kb) ova China, S.Tibet, Nyalam town (4200m, on Heracleum sp.), 6.7.2010, Photo © A. Timchenko

P. m. centralis Staudinger, 1886
Turan, W.Tian-Shan, Ghissar, Darvaz, Alai, W.Pamirs Papilio machaon var. centralis Staudinger, 1886; Stett. Ent. Ztg. 47 (4-6): 193
P. m. brucei Edwards, 1893
Alberta, Saskatchewan - Nebraska, Utah Papilio brucei Edwards, 1893; Can. Ent. 25 (10) : 254 (nom. nud.?)
Papilio brucei Edwards, 1895; , TL: Colorado
= Papilio machaon bairdii ; [NL4A, #121a]
Papilio machaon[?] dodi McDunnough, 1939; Can. ent. 71: ? (216-217), TL: Red Deer River, Gleichen, MT
= ; [BNA, 167]
Papilio baidii brucei ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 3
Papilio bairdii dodi ;
Papilio oregonius dodi ; [NACL, #4165a]; [BOC, 117]
Papilio machaon brucei ; [BNA, 167]; [Bernard Rond]

Larva on Artemisia dracunculus, Petasites frigidus var. palmatus [BNA]

P. m. montanus Alphéraky, 1897
W.Sichuan, SW.Gansu, E.Qinghai, NW.Yunnan Papilio machaon var. montanus Alphéraky, 1897; in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 9 : 85, TL: Ta-tsien-lu
Papilio machaon var. montanus Alphéraky, 1897; in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 9 : 229, TL: Ta-tsien-lu
Papilio machaon alpherakyi Bang-Haas, 1933; Ent. Z. 47: 90, TL: Gansu
Papilio machaon minschani Bang-Haas; (nom. nud.)
Papilio machaon chinensomandschuriensis Eller, 1939; (nom. nud.)
Papilio machaon hieromax Hemming, 1934; (unnec. repl. Papilio machaon montanus Alphéraky, 1897)
Papilio machaon montanus ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 75 (note)
P. m. kamtschadalus Alphéraky, 1897
Kamchatka
P. m. mauretanica Verity, 1905
N.Africa Papilio machaon mauretanica Verity, 1905; Rhopalocera Palaearctica 1: 12, pl. 2, f. 5, TL: Algeria
Papilio machaon var. mauretanica Blachier, 1908; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 77 (2) : 209, TL: Morocco
Papilio machaon var. mauretanica Holl, 1910; Bull. Soc. Hist. nat. Afr. N., 1: 92, TL: Morocco
Papilio machaon var. asiatica ab. caerulescens Holl, 1910; Bull. Soc. Hist. nat. Afr. N., 1: 139, f. 5, TL: Harrach, Algeria
Papilio machaon var. asiatica ab. djezïrensis Holl, 1910; Bull. Soc. Hist. nat. Afr. N., 1: 140, TL: Algeria
Papilio sphyrus Hübner, [1823]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [1] : pl. 155, f. 775-776
Papilio machaon machaon maxima Verity, 1911; Rhopalocera Palaearctica 1 (suppl.): 296, pl. 52, f. 2, TL: Tangier, Morocco
Papilio machaon maxima gen.aest. angulata Verity, 1911; Rhopalocera Palaearctica 1 (suppl.): 296, pl. 60, f. 14, TL: Tangier, Morocco
Papilio machaon f. chrysostoma Chnéour, 1934; Ent. Z. Frankf. a. M. 48: 41, f. 1, TL: Tunisia
Papilio machaon sphyrus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 275
Papilio machaon mauretanica ; [BMAT, 3, pl. 1, f. 1-2]
[mauretanica-1l.jpg] 600x435 (~47Kb) larva Morocco, Tiznit, Anti-Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier [mauretanica-2l.jpg] 435x600 (~37Kb) larva Morocco, Siroua, Anti-Atlas , Photo © Michel Tarrier [mauretanica-3u.jpg] 600x435 (~39Kb) upperside Morocco, Tiznit, Anti-Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre
[mauretanica-4v.jpg] 600x435 (~41Kb) underside Morocco, Tiznit, Anti-Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier [mauretanica-5mf.jpg] 600x435 (~42Kb) male female Morocco, Tiznit, Anti-Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Larva on Haplophyllum tuberculatum, Bupleurum fruticescens, Daucus carota, Seseli varium, Ruta graveolens, Ruta chalepensis, Foeniculum vulgare, Ferula communis, Dictamnus sp., Artemisia sp. [BMAT]


P. m. verityi Fruhstorfer, 1907
N.Burma, Shan States, S.Yunnan Papilio machaon verityi Fruhstorfer, 1907; Ent. Zs. 20 (41) : 301, TL: Mannao, Yunnan
Papilio machaon verityi, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Papilio machaon verityi ; [MRS, 159]; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 75 (note)

Larva on Umbelliferae [MRS]

P. m. archias Fruhstorfer, 1907
S.Sichuan Papilio machaon f. archias Fruhstorfer, 1907; Ent. Zs. 20 (41) : 301, TL: Sichuan, Fou-Lin
Papilio machaon archias ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 76 (note)
P. m. birmanicus Rothschild, 1908
S.Shan States Papilio machaon birmanicus Rothschild, 1908; Novit. Zool. 15 (1) : 168, TL: Shan States; Burma
Papilio machaon birmanicus ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 76 (ntoe)
P. m. ussuriensis Sheljuzhko, 1910
Amur (south), N/C.Ussuri
P. m. neochinensis Sheljuzhko, 1913
Papilio machaon m.v. neochinensis Sheljuzhko, 1913; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 27 (1) : 15, TL: Ta-tsien-lu
Papilio machaon neochinensis ; [MRS, 159]
P. m. lapponica Verity, 1911
N.Europe Papilio machaon lapponica Verity, 1911; Rhopalocera Palaearctica 1: 295, pl. 60, f. 9, TL: Lappland
P. m. orientis Verity, 1911
Altai, Sayan, Transbaikalia, Amur (north), Far East Papilio machaon orientis Verity, 1911; Rhopalocera Palaearctica 1: 297, pl. 60, f. 10-12, TL: Sajan
Kurile Islands Papilio machaon septentrionalis Verity, 1911; Rhopalocera Palaearctica 1: 299, pl. 61, f. 10-11
Papilio machaon chishimana Matsumura, 1928; Insecta Matsumurana 2 (4) : 192, TL: Kuriles
P. m. sachalinensis Matsumura, 1911
Sakhalin Papilio machaon sachalinensis Matsumura, 1911; J. Coll. Sapporo 4: 4
P. m. oreinus Sheljuzhko, 1919
Tian-Shan Papilio machaon oreinus Sheljuzhko, 1919; Neue Beitr. syst. Insektenkunde 1: 124, TL: Naryn
P. m. gorganus Fruhstorfer, 1922
S.Europe, Urals, Caucasus Major Papilio machaon gorganus Fruhstorfer, 1922; Ent. Rundschau 39 (4): 13
P. m. hudsonianus Clark, 1932
Alberta - Quebec Papilio machaon hudsonianus Clark, 1932; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 81 (2934) : 6, pl. 3, f. 1-2
avinoffi F. & R. Chermock, 1937
Papilio machaon hudsonianus, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Papilio machaon hudsonianus, Butterflies of America [BOA]
?Papilio machaon hudsonianus f. comstocki ; [BNA, 167]
Papilio machaon hudsonianus ; [NACL, #4166b]; [BNA, 167]; [Bernard Rond]

Larva on Heracleum lanatum, Zizia aptera [BNA]

P. m. sylvina Hemming, 1933
Taiwan Papilio machaon sylvina Hemming, 1933; Entomologist 66: 279 (repl. sylvia Esaki, 1930)
Papilio machaon sylvia Esaki, 1930; Zephyrus 2: 201, TL: Formosa
Papilio machaon sylvinus ; [MRS, 159]

Larva on Angelica dahurica, A. hirsutiflora, Apium graveolens, Coriandrum sativum, Cryptotaenia canadensis, Daucus carota, Peucedanum formosanum [MRS]

P. m. syriacus Verity, 1908
Caucasus Minor, Armenia, Talysh Mts Papilio machaon syriaca[?] Verity, 1908; Rhopalocera Palaearctica 1: 12
Papilio (Papilio) machaon syriacus ; [AfrL]
P. m. taliensis Eller, 1939
N.Yunnan Papilio machaon taliensis Eller, 1939; , TL: Dali
Papilio machaon taliensis ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 75 (note)
W.Sichuan Papilio machaon kunkalaschani ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 76 (note)
P. m. suroia Tytler, 1939
Manipur, Assam, NE.India Papilio machaon suroia Tytler, 1939; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 41 (2): 239
Papilio machaon suroia ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 76 (note)
Kopet-Dagh Papilio machaon weidenhofferi Seyer, 1976; Mitt. Ent. Ges. Basel 26 (3): 72
P. m. schapiroi Seyer, 1976
S.Ussuri Papilio machaon schapiroi Seyer, 1976; Mitt. Ent. Ges. Basel 26 (4): 107
?P. m. pikei Sperling, 1987
pikei Sperling, 1987; , TL: Dunvegan, Alberta
Papilio machaon pikei, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Papilio oregonius pikei ; [BOC, 117]
P. m. muetingi Seyer, 1976
S.Arabia Papilio machaon muetingi Seyer, 1976; Mitt. Ent. Ges. Basel 26 (3): 74
Papilio (Papilio) machaon muetingi ; [AfrL]
P. m. kiyonobu Morita, 1997
Tibet
P. m. chinensis Verity, 1905
Sichuan, ...? Papilio machaon chinensis Verity, 1905; Rhopalocera Palaearctica 1: 16, 109, 297, pl. 11, f. 2, TL: Sichuan, Venchuan
Papilio machaon venchuanus Moonen
?Papilio machaon schantungensis Eller, 1936; , TL: Tsingtau
Papilio machaon venchuanus ; [MRS, 159]
Papilio machaon chinensis ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 76 (note)
P. m. annae Gistel, 1857
machaon annae Gistel, 1857; Vacuna 2: 603
Papilio machaon annae ; [MRS, 159]
P. m. baijangensis Huang & Murayama
Papilio machaon baijangenis ; [MRS, 159]

Papilio saharae Oberthür, 1879
N.Africa, Arabia. See [About maps] Papilio machaon var. saharae Oberthür, 1879; Étud. d'Ent. 4 : 68, TL: Laghouat, Algeria
= Papilio machaon sphyrus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 275
Papilio machaon var. hospitonides Oberthür, 1888; Étud. d'Ent. 12 : 21 (larva), TL: Biskra, Algeria
= Papilio machaon sphyrus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 275
Papilio machaon saharae f. xanthosoma Turati, 1924; Atti Soc. ital. Sci. nat. 63 : 27, pl. 1, f. 1, TL: Bengazi, Libya
Papilio saharae, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Papilio (Papilio) saharae ; [AfrL]
[saharae-1l.jpg] 600x435 (~16Kb) larva Morocco, Tizi-n-Bachkoum, Anti-Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier [saharae-2u.jpg] 600x435 (~41Kb) upperside Morocco, Tizi-n-Bachkoum, Anti-Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Larva on Deverra scopularia, D. chloranthus, D. tortuosus, Seseli varium [BMAT]

Larva on (Saudi Arabia) Ferula sinaica, Pycnocycla glauca [BMAT]


Papilio saharae saharae ; [BMAT: 3, pl. 1, f. 3-5, 10]
P. s. rathjensi Warnecke, 1932
Yemen, SW.Saudi-Arabia Papilio saharae rathjensi Warnecke, 1932; Int. ent. Zs. 25: 473, TL: Yemen
Papilio (Papilio) saharae rathjensi ; [AfrL]

Papilio hospiton Géné, 1839
Corsica, Sardinia. See [About maps] Corsican Swallowtail
Papilio hospiton Géné, 1839; Mem. Acad. Torin.: 43, pl. 2, f. 20-21, TL: Tortoli, Sardinia
Papilio hospiton ab. solaris Fischer, 1908; Soc. Ent. 23 (17) : 130
Papilio hospiton, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Papilio hospiton ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 277; [H&R, 35]; [Otakar Kudrna]

Larva on Umbelliferae, Foeniculum vulgare [H&R]


Papilio alexanor Esper, 1800
SEU, Asia Minor, S.Balkans, W.Asia, Iran, Turkestan, Afghanistan, Baluchistan. See [About maps] Southern Swallowtail Baluchi Yellow Swallowtail
Papilio alexanor Esper, 1800; Die Schmett., Suppl. Th 1 (8-9): 89, pl. 110, f. 1, TL: Nice, France
Papilio polidamas Prunner, 1798; Lepidopt. Pedemont. Suppl.: 69
Papilio alexanor, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Papilio alexanor, Extracts from [BRU] by [Ilya Osipov]
Papilio polidamas ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 277
Papilio alexanor ; [BIR, 396]; [BRU, 150]; [H&R, 36]; [BOW: pl. 1, f. 4]; [Otakar Kudrna]

Larva on Umbelliferae, Trinia vulgaris, Seseli montanum, Ptychotis heterophylla [H&R], Falcaria vulgaris, Seseli libanotis, Torilis heterophylla, Ferula karategina, F. ugamica [BRU]

Papilio alexanor alexanor ; Sala & Bollino, 1991, Atalanta 22 (2/4): pl. XVII, f. 3a
P. a. orientalis Romanoff, 1884
Armenia Papilio alexanor var. orientalis Romanoff, 1884; in Romanoff, Mém. Lépid. 1 : 41, pl. 5, f. 1, TL: SE.Caucasus
Papilio polidamas orientalis ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 277
P. a. judaeus Staudinger, 1894
Asia Minor, Palestine, Transcaucasia Papilio alexanor var. judaeus Staudinger, 1894; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 6 (2) : 369 (repl. Papilio alexanor var. maccabaeus Staudinger, 1891), TL: Jerusalem
Papilio alexanor var. maccabaeus Staudinger, [1892]; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 4 (2) : 224 (preocc.), TL: Jerusalem
Papilio polidamas orientalis ab. maccabaeus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 278
P. a. hazarajatica Wyatt, 1961
Kopet-Dagh, S.Ghissar Papilio alexanor hazarajatica Wyatt, 1961; J. Lep. Soc. 15 (1): 2, TL: Joshanak Valley, S. of Band-iAmir, W. Koh-i-Baba Mts., 9500ft
P. a. destelensis Nel & Chauliac, 1983
Papilio alexanor destelensis Nel & Chauliac, 1983; Alexanor 13: (16-20)
Papilio alexanor destelensis ; Sala & Bollino, 1991, Atalanta 22 (2/4): 75 (note), pl. XVII, f. 3c
P. a. voldemar Kreuzberg, 1989
W.Tian-Shan
P. a. radighierii Sala & Bollino, 1991
Papilio alexanor radighierii Sala & Bollino, 1991; Atalanta 22 (2/4): 75, pl. XVII, f. 1-2, 3b, 4, TL: Piemonte, Valdieri

Larva on Trinia glauca Sala & Bollino, 1991, Atalanta 22 (2/4): 77


Papilio indra Reakirt, 1866
-. See [About maps] Indra Swallowtail Short-tailed Black Swallowtail Cliff Swallowtail
Papilio indra Reakirt, 1866; Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 6 (1) : 123, TL: Pike's Peak, Colorado
Papilio indra indra, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Papilio indra, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Papilio indra ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 3; Rothschild & Jordan, 1906, Novit. Zool. 13 (3): 552; [NACL, #4168]; [NAB, 335]; [BOW: pl. 12, f. 7]; [BNA: 175, pl. 7, 8]; [BOC, 120]; [Opler]; [NL4A, #120]
[indra-1.jpg] 700x597 (~57Kb) USA: Bridge Creek Trailhead, North Cascades Highway, (48°30'30N 120°43'00W), Chelan Co., WA, 28.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela [indra-2.jpg] 700x739 (~92Kb) USA: Bridge Creek Trailhead, North Cascades Highway, (48°30'30N 120°43'00W), Chelan Co., WA, 28.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela

Larva on Cymopterus purpurea, C. panamintensis var. acutifolius, Aletes acaulis, Harbouria trachypleura, Lomatium lucidum, L. parryi, L. nuttallii, L. eastwoodi, L. marginatum, L. scabrum, L. latilobum, L. junceum, L. grayi, L. triternatum, L. dissectum var. multifidum, Pteryxia hendersonii, P. petraea, P. terebinthina var. californica, Tauschia parishii, T. arguta, less Thamnosma montana [BNA], Musineon tenuifolium Reiser, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (1): 68


NW.USA Papilio indra indra ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1906, Novit. Zool. 13 (3): 553; [BNA, 175]; [Bernard Rond]
P. i. minori Cross, 1937
Colorado indra minori Cross, 1937; Proc. Colo. Mus. Nat. Hist. 16 (1): 4, TL: Colorado
Papilio indra minori, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Papilio indra minori ; [NACL, #4168a]; [BNA, 175]; [Bernard Rond]
P. i. pergamus H. Edwards, 1874
W.California Papilio pergamus H. Edwards, 1874; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 5 (27) : 423, TL: California
Papilio indra pergamus, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Papilio indra pergamus, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Papilio indra pergamus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1906, Novit. Zool. 13 (3): 553; [NACL, #4168b]; [BNA, 175]; [Bernard Rond]; [NL4A, #120a]
P. i. kaibabensis Bauer, 1955
Arizona Papilio indra kaibabensis Bauer, 1955; Lepid. News 9 (2-3): 49, TL: Arizona
Papilio indra kaibabensis, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Papilio indra kaibabensis ; [NACL, #4168c]; [BNA, 175]; [Bernard Rond]
P. i. fordi Comstock & Martin, 1956
E.California Papilio indra fordi, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Papilio indra fordi ; [NACL, #4168d]; [BNA, 175]; [Bernard Rond]
P. i. martini Emmel & Emmel, 1966
California indra martini Emmel & Emmel, 1966; Ent. News 77: 57
Papilio indra martini, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Papilio indra martini ; [NACL, #4168e]
P. i. nevadensis Emmel & Emmel, 1971
Nevada indra nevadensis Emmel & Emmel, 1971; Pan-Pac. Entom. 47: 220
Papilio indra nevadensis, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Papilio indra nevadensis ; [NACL, #4168f]
California indra panamintensis Emmel, 1982; J. Lep. Soc. 35 (4): (297-302)
P. i. phyllisae Emmel, 1982
indra phyllisae Emmel, 1982; J. Lep. Soc. 35 (4): (297-302)
Papilio indra phyllisae, Butterflies of America [BOA]
P. i. shastensis Emmel & Emmel, 1998
California (Napa Co.) - S.Oregon Papilio indra shastensis, Butterflies of America [BOA]
P. i. calcicola Emmel & Griffin, 1998
California Papilio indra calcicola Emmel & Griffin, 1998; , TL: California
Papilio indra calcicola, Butterflies of America [BOA]
P. i. pygmaeus Emmel, Emmel & Griffin,1998
California Papilio indra pygmaeus Emmel, Emmel & Griffin,1998; , TL: Dead Mountains in San Bernardino, California
P. i. bonnevillensis Whaley, ?2000
Utah Papilio indra bonnevillensis Whaley, ?2000; , TL: Utah

Papilio brevicauda Saunders, 1869
S.Labrador, Newfoundland. See [About maps] Short-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio brevicauda Saunders, 1869; Packard's Guide Ins.: 245
Papilio anticostiensis Strecker, 1873; Lep. Rhopal. Het. (2): 10, pl. 2, f. 2
Papilio medicandus Bryk, 1930
Papilio brevicauda brevicauda, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Papilio brevicauda, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Papilio polyxenes brevicauda ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1906, Novit. Zool. 13 (3): 548
Papilio brevicauda ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 3; [NACL, #4162]; [NAB, 330]; [BNA: 174, pl. 7]; [Opler]
Misidentified/misapplied:
Papilio asterius; Gosse, 1840, Canad. Natur. 184: 184

Larva on Ligusticum scothicum, Coelopleurum lucidum, Heracleum lanatum, Angelica atropurpurea, Pastinaca sativa, Conioselinum chinense, Daucus carota var. sativus, Petroselinum crispum, Apium graveolens, Dictamnus albus? [BNA]

Newfoundland Papilio brevicauda brevicauda ; [BNA, 175]; [Bernard Rond]
P. b. gaspeensis McDunnough, 1934
Labrador, Quebec brevicauda gaspeensis McDunnough, 1934; Can. ent. 66: 84
Papilio brevicauda gaspeensis ; [NACL, #4162a]; [BNA, 175]; [Bernard Rond]
P. b. bretonensis McDunnough, 1939
Papilio brevicauda bretonensis McDunnough, 1939; Can. ent. 71: ? (153-158), TL: ?Cape Breton I.
Papilio brevicauda bretonensis ; [NACL, #4162b]

Papilio polyxenes Fabricius, 1775
-. See [About maps] Black Swallowtail Eastern Black Swallowtail American Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 444, TL: America
asterioides Eimer, 1895, not Reakirt, 1866
Papilio polyxenes, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Papilio polyxenes, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
?Papilio polyxenes amplicata ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 4
Papilio polyxenes ; Godman & Salvin, [1893], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 242; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 730; Rothschild & Jordan, 1906, Novit. Zool. 13 (3): 540; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 4; [NACL, #4150]; [NAB, 327]; [BOW: pl. 12, f. 11]; [BNA: 171, pl. 6-8]; [Opler]; [NL4A, #122]
[polyxenes-1.jpg] 700x534 (~118Kb) USA: Mesa Verde National Park, SW Colorado, 14.8.2005, Photo © Markku Savela [polyxenes-2mu.jpg] 1200x830 (~122Kb) upperside male USA: Alabama, Jeff., Co., 29.9.1999, Photo © Vitaly Charny [polyxenes-2mv.jpg] 1000x875 (~94Kb) underside male USA: Alabama, Jeff., Co., 29.9.1999, Photo © Vitaly Charny
[polyxenes-3fu.jpg] 1400x1050 (~238Kb) upperside female USA: Alabama, 8.4.2004, Photo © Vitaly Charny [polyxenes-4fv.jpg] 900x971 (~120Kb) underside female USA: Alabama, 14.8.2004, Photo © Vitaly Charny [polyxenes-5la.jpg] 1500x996 (~170Kb) larva USA: Alabama, 11.9.2005, Photo © Vitaly Charny
[polyxenes-5lb.jpg] 1400x930 (~431Kb) larva USA: Alabama, 11.9.2005, Photo © Vitaly Charny [polyxenes-6.jpg] 1000x1258 (~118Kb) USA: Alabama, 20.5.2006, Photo © Vitaly Charny

Larva on Daucus carota, Apiaceae, Rutaceae, Ruta graveolens, Thamnosma texana [NAB]

Larva on Apium leptophyllum, Foeniculum vulgare [BCR]


Cuba Papilio philoxenes ; Holland, 1927, (missp.)
Papilio polyxenes polyxenes ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1906, Novit. Zool. 13 (3): 547; [NL4A, #122a]; [Bernard Rond]
P. p. asterius Stoll, 1782
E.USA, S.USA, Mexico - Nicaragua Papilio asterius Stoll, [1782]; in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (32-32): pl. 385, f. C, D
Papilio ajax Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 462 (part, rej. name ICZN Op. 286)
troilus Drury, 1773, not Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio asterius var. ampliata Ménétriés, 1857; Cat. lep. Petersb. 2: 99, TL: N.Amer.
= ; [NL4A, #122c]
Papilio calverleyi Grote, 1864; Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 2 : 441, TL: New York
= ; [NL4A, #122c]
Papilio asterioides Reakirt, [1867]; Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 18 (4): 331, TL: Mexico
= ; [NL4A, #122c]
Papilio asterias[sic] var. viridis Cockerell, 1889
= ; [NL4A, #122c]
Papilio asterias[sic] var. alunata Skinner & Aaron, 1889; Can. Ent. 21 : 127, TL: Pennsylvania
= ; [NL4A, #122c]
Papilio mediocauda Eimer, 1895; , TL: "Canada?"
= ; [NL4A, #122c]
Papilio asterias[sic] var. semi-alba Ehrmann, 1900; Can. Ent. 32 (11) : 348, TL: Pennsylvania
= ; [NL4A, #122c]
Papilio polyxenes var. curvifascia Skinner, 1902; Ent. News 13 (6) : 183, TL: New Mexico
= ; [NL4A, #122c]
Papilio asterias[sic] ab. ehrmanni Ehrmann, 1925; Bull. Brooklyn ent. Soc. 20: 84, TL: Pennsylvania
= ; [NL4A, #122c]
Papilio asterius ab. gertrudis Kruck, 1931; Ent. Rndsch. 48: 236, TL: Mexico, Oaxaca
= ; [NL4A, #122c]
Papilio polyxenes ab. forsythae Wood, 1937; Ent. News 48: 273, TL: Florida
= ; [NL4A, #122c]
Papilio gracehus Fabricius, 1938; , TL: Pennsylvania
= ; [NL4A, #122c]
Papilio ajax f. pseudoamericus Brown, [1943]; , TL: Illinois
= ; [NL4A, #122c]
f. subamplicata Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 106, TL: Pennsylvania
= ; [NL4A, #122c]
Papilio joanae Heitzman, 1973; J. Res. Lepid. 12 (1): (1-10)
Papilio polyxenes asterius, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Papilio polyxenes asterius, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Papilio joanae, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Papilio polyxenes asterius, Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon [Bruce Walsh]

asterias ; Fabricius, 1787, (missp.)
alunatus ;
mediocanda ; Eimer, 1895, (incorr. orig. spell.)
Papilio joanae ; [NACL, #4160]; [Opler]
Papilio polyxenes calverleyii ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 4
Papilio polyxenes alunata ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 4
Papilio polyxenes semialba ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 4
Papilio polyxenes curvifascia ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 4
Papilio polyxenes asterius ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1906, Novit. Zool. 13 (3): 543; [NACL, #4150a]; [NL4A, #122c]; [Bernard Rond]
Misidentified/misapplied:
astyanax; Scudder, 1898
stabilis; dos Passos, 1964

Larva on Angelia ampla, A. atropurpurea, A. venenosa, Anethum graveolens, Apium graveolens, Conium maculatum, Daucus pusillus, D. carota, Daucus carota var. sativus, Cryptotaenia canadensis, Foeniculum vulgare, Harbouria trachypleura, Heracleum lanatum, Levisticum officinale, Ligusticum scothicum, Berula erecta, Osmorhiza longistylis, Oxypolis canbyi, Pastinaca sativa, Petroselinum crispum, Ptilimnium capillaceum, Carum carvi, Cicuta maculata, C. bulbifera, Cicuta douglasii, Sium suave, Spermolepis divaricata, Taenidia integerrima, Thaspium barbinode, Thamnosma texana, Ruta graveolens, Dictamnus albus [BNA], Musineon tenuifolium Reiser, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (1): 68, Oxypolis rigidior Williams, 2003, J. Lep. Soc. 57 (2): 149-150

Larva on (for _joanae_) Taenidia integerrima, Thaspium barbinode, Zizia aurea [BNA]

P. p. kahli Chermock, 1937
S.Saskatchewan, S.Manitoba Papilio kahli Chermock & Chermock, 1937; Bull. S.Calif. Acad. Sci. 36: 12
Papilio kahli ; [NACL, #4161]
Papilio polyxenes kahli ; [BNA, 172]; [Bernard Rond]

Larva on Daucus carota, Pastinaca sativa, Petroselinum crispum, Zizia aurea, Z. aptera [BNA]

P. p. coloro Wright, 1906
SE.California, W.Arizona Desert Swallowtail
Papilio coloro Wright, 1906; Butts. West Coast (2nd edn.) : 86, pl. 3, f. 25, TL: California
Papilio bairdii f. rudkini Comstock, 1935; , TL: California
= ; [NL4A, #122d]
Papilio rudkini f. clarki Chermock & Chermock, 1937; Bull. S.Calif. Acad. Sci. 36: 8, TL: California
= ; [NL4A, #122d]
Papilio rudkini f. comstocki Chermock & Chermock, 1937; Bull. S.Calif. Acad. Sci. 36: 10, TL: California
= ; [NL4A, #122d]
Papilio polyxenes coloro, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Papilio polyxenes coloro, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Papilio polyxenes coloro, Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon [Bruce Walsh]
Papilio rudkini ; [NACL, #4161]; [NAB, 329]
Papilio polyxenes coloro ; [BNA, 172]; [Bernard Rond]; [NL4A, #122d]

Larva on Daucus carota, Foeniculum vulgare, Petroselinum crispum, Cymopterus panamintensis var. acutifolius, Tauschia parishii, T. arguta, Thamnosma monana, Ruta graveolens [BNA]

P. p. stabilis Rothschild & Jordan, 1906
Costa Rica - Panama Papilio polyxenes stabilis Rothschild & Jordan, 1906; Novit. Zool. 13 (3): 543, TL: Costa Rica
Papilio asterius ab. streckeri Holland, 1927; , TL: Costa Rica
= ; [NL4A, #122g]
Papilio polyxenes stabilis ; [BCR: 71, pl. 4, f. 7]; [Bernard Rond]; [NL4A, #122g]

Larva on Apium leptophyllum, Foeniculum vulgare [BCR]

P. p. americus Kollar, [1849]
Colombia - Peru Papilio americus Kollar, [1849]; Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien. 1 : 354, TL: Colombia
Papilio polyxenes americus f. melasina Rothschild & Jordan, 1906; Novit. Zool. 13 (3): 542, TL: Colombia
= ; [NL4A, #122b]
Papilio americus ; Godman & Salvin, [1893], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 243, 3: pl. 72, f. 8; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 3 (missid.?)
Papilio polyxenes americus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1906, Novit. Zool. 13 (3): 541; [Bernard Rond]; [NL4A, #122b]
P. p. gerardi Bollino & Vitale, 2002
Peru Papilio polyxenes gerardi Bollino & Vitale, 2002; Lambillionea 102 (2): 152, f. 1-2, TL: Peru, Cajamarca, road Celendín pass, ~(6°51'S 78°05'W), 1800-2500m
Papilio polyxenes gerardi ; [NL4A, #122e]
P. p. sadalus Lucas, 1852
Ecuador Papilio sadalus Lucas, 1852; Revue Mag. Zool. (2) 4 (3): 133, 4 (9): pl. 10, f. 4, TL: Ecuador, Quito
Papilio sardalus Becker, 1851; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr.: 33 (nom. nud.), TL: Ecuador
= ; [NL4A, #122f]
Papilio polyxenes sadalus ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #122f]

Papilio zelicaon Lucas, 1852
Pacific Coast, British Columbia - Baja California. See [About maps] Anise Swallowtail Western Swallowtail
Papilio zelicaon Lucas, 1852; Revue Mag. Zool. (2) 4 (3): 136, TL: San Francisco, California
Papilio zolicaon[sic] ab. impunctata Fischer, 1908; Soc. Ent. 23 (17) : 129
= ; [NL4A, #122h]
Papilio zolicaon[sic] ab. melanotaenia Fischer, 1908; Soc. Ent. 23 (17) : 129
= ; [NL4A, #122h]
Papilio zolicaon[sic] ab. formosa Fischer, 1908; Soc. Ent. 23 (17) : 129
= ; [NL4A, #122h]
Papilio zelicaon tr.f. mcdunnoughi Gunder, 1928; Can. Ent. 60 : 162, pl. A, f.1 , 1a
= ; [NL4A, #122h]
Papilio macdunnoughi dos Passos, 1964; (emend.)
Papilio zelicaon, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Papilio zelicaon, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Papilio zelicaon, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Papilio zelicaon, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Papilio zolicaon ; Boisduval, 1852, Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 10 : 281 (missp.)
Papilio formosus ;
Papilio zelicayn ; Skinner, 1898, (missp.)
Papilio zolicaon ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 3
Papilio zelicaon ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1906, Novit. Zool. 13 (3): 550; [NACL, #4167]; [NAB, 334]; [BOW: pl. 12, f. 14]; [BNA: 170, pl. 7]; [Bernard Rond]; [BOC, 118]; [Opler]
Papilio polyxenes zelicaon ; [NL4A, #122h]
[zelicaon-1v.jpg] 1047x773 (~62Kb) underside Minto Island, Salem, Oregon, USA, 8-91, Photo © S. Shuichi Haupt [zelicaon-2.jpg] 800x593 (~93Kb) USA: Bridge Creek Trailhead, North Cascades Highway, (48°30'30N 120°43'00W), Chelan Co., WA, 28.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela [zelicaon-3.jpg] 700x535 (~85Kb) USA: Bridge Creek Trailhead, North Cascades Highway, (48°30'30N 120°43'00W), Chelan Co., WA, 28.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela

Larva on Anthum graveolens, Angelica ampla, A. arguta, A. hendersonii, A. kingii, A. lineariloba, A. tomentosa, A. lucida, Apium graveolens, Cicuta maculata, Conioselinum scopulorum, Daucus carota, D. pusillus, Conium maculatum, Carum carvi, Foeniculum vulgare, Harbouria trachypleura, Heracleum lanatum, H. sphondylium, Heracleum sphondylium ssp. montanum, Ligusticum porteri, L. grayi, Lomatium nuttallii, L. californicum, L. dasycarpum, L. urticulatum, L. parryi, L. grayi, L. triternatum, L. marginatum, L. martindalei?, L. dissectum var. multifidum, Oenanthe sarmentosa, Zizia aptera, Pseudocymopterus montanus, Pimpinella, Petroselinum crispum, Pteryxia hendersoni, P. petraea, P. terebinthina var. californica, Pastinaca sativa, Perideridia bolanderi, P. gairdneri, P. kelloggii, Sphenosciadium capitellatum, Tauschia arguta, T. parishii, Citrus sinensis, C. limon, Ruta graveolens [BNA]


Papilio machaon var. californica Ménétriés, 1855; Cat. lep. Petersb. 1: (supplement) 69 [?? bad ref.], TL: California
= Papilio polyxenes zelicaon ; [NL4A, #122h]
P. z. nitra Edwards, 1883
Papilio nitra Edwards, 1883; Papilio 3 (7-10) : 158, 162, TL: Montana
= Papilio polyxenes zelicaon ; [NL4A, #122h]
Papilio gothica Remington, 1968; Postilla 119: 2, TL: Colorado
= Papilio polyxenes zelicaon ; [NL4A, #122h]
Papilio nitra ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1906, Novit. Zool. 13 (3): 550
Papilio indra nitra ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 3
Papilio zelicaon nitra ; [NACL, #4167a]

Larva on Anthum graveolens, Angelica ampla, Harbouria trachypleura, Heracleum lanatum, Zizia aptera, Lomatium nuttallii [BNA], Musineon tenuifolium Reiser, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (1): 68


Subgenus ?

The xuthus species-group
sinoprinceps Hancock, 1983

Papilio xuthus Linnaeus, 1767
E.China - Taiwan, Korea, Ussuri, Amur, Japan, Hawaii. See [About maps] Asian Swallowtail
Papilio xuthus Linnaeus, 1767; Syst. Nat. (Edn 12) 1 (2): 751 corrigenda, TL: Kanton, China
Papilio xanthus Linnaeus, 1767; Syst. Nat. (Edn 12) 1 (2): 751 (missp. in some editions?)
Papilio xuthulus Bremer, 1861; Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersb. 3 : 463
?Papilio xanthus xuthulus f. hondoensis Fruhstorfer, 1908; Ent. Zs. 22 (11): 47, TL: Hondo,...
?Papilio xuthus ab. igneus Sheljuzhko, 1913; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 27 (1) : 15, TL: Ogaki, Japan
Papilio xuthulinus Murray, 1874; Ent. mon. Mag. 11 : 166, TL: Yokohama
Sinoprinceps xuthus, Lepidoptera collection [SZMN]
Papilio xuthus, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Papilio xuthus, Extracts from [BRU] by [Ilya Osipov]
Sinoprinceps xuthus ;
Papilio xanthus ab. gen. vern. xuthulus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 279
Papilio xanthus ab. gen. aest. xanthus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 279
Papilio xanthus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 278
Papilio xuthus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (4): 503; [BOR, 60]; [MRS, 157]; [BNA: 164, pl. 63]; [Bernard Rond]; Page & Treadaway, 2003, Butterflies of the world, 17: 8
[xuthus-1v.jpg] 1047x773 (~50Kb) underside Yonahadake, Okinawa, Ryukyus, Japan, 8-93, Photo © S. Shuichi Haupt [xuthus-2.jpg] 900x530 (~67Kb) Dragonfly Station, Gurye County, Jeonnam Province, S Korea, 28th July 2002, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

Larva on Phellodendron amurensis [BRU], Poncirus trifoliata, Zanthoxylum sp., Citrus sp., Euodia Page & Treadaway, 2003, Butterflies of the world, 17: 8


Yunnan, ...?
P. x. koxingus Fruhstorfer, 1908
Taiwan Papilio xanthus koxinga Fruhstorfer, 1908; Ent. Zs. 22 (11): 46, TL: Formosa
Papilio xuthus koxingus ; [MRS, 157]

Larva on Poncirus trifoliata, Zanthoxylum ailanthoides, Z. nitidum, Citrus spp., Evodia ruaecarpa [MRS]

P. x. neoxuthus Fruhstorfer, 1908
Papilio xanthus neoxuthus Fruhstorfer, 1908; Ent. Zs. 22 (11): 46
Papilio xanthus neoxuthus f. xuthina Fruhstorfer, 1908; Ent. Zs. 22 (11): 47
?Papilio xanthus neoxanthus ; Fruhstorfer, 1908, Ent. Zs. 22 (11): 47 (missp.?)
Papilio xuthus neoxuthus ; [MRS, 157]
P. x. benguetanus Joicey & Talbot, 1923²
Philippines (N.Luzon, ...) benguelana Joicey & Talbot, 1923; The Entomologist 56: 273 (spell.?)
?benguetana Joicey & Talbot, 1929
Papilio benguelana ; [BOR, 60]
?Papilio xuthus benguetanus ; Page & Treadaway, 2003, Butterflies of the world, 17: 8, pl. 43, f. 1-4

Subgenus Druryia Aurivillius, 1881
Druryia Aurivillius, 1881; Ent. Tidskr. 2 (1) : 44, TS: Papilio antimachus Drury
= ; [AfrL]
Eques Kirby, 1896; in Allen, Nat. Libr., Lepid. 1, Butts 2: 290 (preocc. Bloch, 1793), TS: Papilio nireus Linnaeus
= ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
Icarus Röber, 1898; Ent. Nachr. 24 (12) : 186 (preocc. Forbes, 1844), TS: Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson
= ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
Melindopsis Aurivillius, 1898; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 31 (5) : 461, TS: Papilio rex Oberthür
= ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
Iterus Donitz, 1899; Berl. ent. Z. 44, SitzBer.: (22) (repl. Icarus Röber, 1898), TS: Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson
= ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
Druryia (Papilio) ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

The antimachus species-group
antimachus ; [AfrL]

Papilio antimachus Drury, 1782
-. See [About maps] Giant African swallowtail
Papilio antimachus Drury, 1782; Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 3: index & 1, : pl. 1, TL: Sierra Leone
Druryia antimachus ;
Druryeia antimachus ; [EBW]
Papilio antimachus ; [BOW: pl. 89, f. 21]; [BAFR, 6]
Papilio (Princeps) antimachus ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) antimachus ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
[antimachus-1u.jpg] 800x573 (~110Kb) upperside C. Africa, Photo © D. Smirnov [antimachus-1v.jpg] 800x568 (~116Kb) underside C. Africa, Photo © D. Smirnov

Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, S.Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, C.A.R, W.Congo Republic, S.Sudan, N.Angola Drurya[sic] antimachus var. gigantea Watkins, 1899; Ent. mon. Mag. 35 : 109, TL: Gabon
= ; [AfrL]
Druryia antimachus ab. plagiata Stichel, 1903; Insekten-Börse 20: 165, TL: Cameroon
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio antimachus f. parvus Reuss, 1922; Archiv. Naturgesch. 87 (A 11): 232, TL: Sierra Leone
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio antimachus f. karschi Reuss, 1922; Archiv. Naturgesch. 87 (A 11): 233, TL: Togo
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio antimachus f. rothschildiana Reuss, 1922; Archiv. Naturgesch. 87 (A 11): 234
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio antimachus f. staudingeri Reuss, 1922; Archiv. Naturgesch. 87 (A 11): 234, TL: Gabon
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio antimachus f. centrispila Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1924: 372, TL: Cameroon
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio antimachus f. melanescens Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1924: 372, TL: Congo
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio antimachus congolanus Dufrane, 1929; Lambillionea 29: 138, TL: Congo Belge
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio antimachus congolanus ab. vreuricki Dufrane, 1929; Lambillionea 29: 138, TL: Congo Belge
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio antimachus congolanus ab. pupillata Dufrane, 1929; Lambillionea 29: 138, TL: Congo Belge
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio antimachus congolanus ab. obsoleta Dufrane, 1929; Lambillionea 29: 138, TL: Congo Belge
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio antimachus congolanus ab. lagai Dufrane, 1929; Lambillionea 29: 139, TL: Congo Belge
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio antimachus congolanus ab. virgularia Dufrane, 1929; Lambillionea 29: 139, TL: Congo Belge
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio antimachus coffea Talbot, 1936; Entomologist 69: 112, TL: Ivory Coast
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio antimachus congolanus ab. burgeoni Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 102, TL: Congo Belge
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Princeps) antimachus antimachus ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) antimachus antimachus ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. a. parva (Jackson, 1956)
E.Congo Republic, Uganda Papilo antimachus parva Jackson, 1956; J. E Afr. Nat. Hist. Soc. 23 : 72, TL: Uganda, Kigezi, Kanyonza
Papilio (Princeps) antimachus parva ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) antimachus parva ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

The zalmoxis species-group
zalmoxis ; [AfrL]

Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson, 1864
Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, ?Togo, S.Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, C.A.R, Angola, Congo Congo, S.Sudan, Uganda. See [About maps] Giant blue swallowtail
Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson, 1864; Ill. exot. Butts [1] (Papilio VI): [12], pl. [6], f. 18, TL: Nigeria, Calabar
Icarus zalmoxis f. sufferti Röber, 1898; Ent. Nachr. 24 (12) : 186
= ; [AfrL]
Icarus zalmoxis f. ripponi Röber, 1898; Ent. Nachr. 24 (12) : 186, TL: Calabara, Congo, ...
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio zalmozis ab. cinereus Schultze, 1913; Archiv. Naturgesch. 79 (A) 7: 4, TL: Cameroon
= ; [AfrL]
Druryia zalmoxis ;
Iterus zalmoxis ; [EBW]
Papilio zalmoxis ; [BOW: pl. 91, f. 2]; [BAFR, 4]
Papilio (Princeps) zalmoxis ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) zalmoxis ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

The rex species-group
rex ; Aurivillius, 1908, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 13 : 32; [Bernand Rond]

Papilio rex Oberthür, 1886
-. See [About maps] Regal Swallowtail
Papilio rex Oberthür, 1886; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (6) 6 : 114, TL: Tanzania, Mhonda, dans l'Ouzigoua
Papilio rex ; Oberthür, 1888, Étud. d'Ent. 12 : 2, pl. 1, f. 2; [BOW: pl. 91, f. 1]; [BK, 109]
Papilio (Princeps) rex ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) rex ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

The Kenyan forms mimic Tirumala formosa. [BK]

Larva on Teclea tricocarpa, T. stuhlmanni, Calodendrum sp., Citrus sp., Clausena sp., Fagara sp., Toddalia sp. [AfrL]

Kenya (east of the Rift Valley), NE.Tanzania, C.Tanzania ?Papilio rex var. arnoldi Richelmann, 1909; Int. ent. Z. 3: 102, TL: Hochländern zwischen Viktoria See und indischem Ozean
= ?; [AfrL]
Papilio rex rex ; [BAFR, 8]
Papilio (Princeps) rex rex ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) rex rex ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. r. mimeticus Rothschild, 1897
Congo Republic (Ituri, Kivu), Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, NW.Tanzania, W.Kenya Papilio mimeticus Rothschild, 1897; Entomologist 30 : 165, TL: Uganda, Msarosaro
Papilio rex barnsi Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Hill. Mus. 1 (3) : 373, TL: Congo Belge, Upper Lowa Valley, West of Masisi N.O. Kivu, 4500-5000ft
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio rex mimeticus ; [BAFR, 8]
Papilio (Princeps) rex mimeticus ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) rex mimeticus ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. r. franciscae Carpenter, 1928
S.Sudan, SW.Ethiopia Papilio rex franciscae Carpenter, 1928; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 76: 28, TL: Sudan, Didinga
Papilio (Princeps) rex franciscae ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) franciscae ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. r. commixta Aurivillius, 1908
Kenya (highlands west of the Rift Valley) Papilio rex commixta Aurivillius, 1908; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 13 : 12
Papilio rex alinderi Bryk, 1928; Soc. Ent. 43: 14, TL: Northern Victoria Nyanza
= ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
Papilio rex var. alinderi f. lindblomi Bryk, 1928; Soc. Ent. 43: 14, TL: Kenya, Mount Elgon
= Papilio rex alinderi ; [AfrL]
Papilio rex f. intermediata Bryk, 1930; Lepid. Cat. 24 (39): 515, TL: Nyangori; Kisumu, Victoria Nyanza
= Papilio rex alinderi ; [AfrL]
Papilio rex alinderi f. holmi Bryk, 1953; Ent. Tidskr. 74: 48, TL: Ost-Seite Mount Elgon, Kaptega Estate, 2100m
= Papilio rex alinderi ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Princeps) rex alinderi ; [AfrL]
Papilio rex commixtus ; [BAFR, 8 (text)]
Papilio (Druryia) rex commixtus ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. r. schultzei Aurivillius, 1904
E.Nigeria, Cameroun (highlands) Papilio schultzei Aurivillius, 1904; Insekten-Börse 21: 363, TL: Hossere Uba, Nord Adamana
Papilio rex schultzei ; [BAFR, 8 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) rex schultzei ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) rex schultzei ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. r. abyssinicana Vane-Wright, 1995
SE.Ethiopia (highlands) Papilio (Princeps) rex abyssinicana Vane-Wright, 1995; in Ackery, Smith & Vane-Wright, Carcasson's African Butterflies: 156, TL: S. W. Abyssinia, Ganji River, Nado's Prov., 5500ft
rex abyssinicus Poulton, 1925; Proc. ent. Soc. Lond. 1925: 42 (preocc. Papilio nireus var. abyssinica Cannaviello, 1900), TL: S. W. Abyssinia, Ganji River, Nado's Prov., 5500ft
Papilio rex abyssinicus ; [BAFR, 8]
Papilio (Princeps) rex abyssinicana ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) rex abyssinicana ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. r. regulana Vane-Wright, 1995
Kenya (highlands E of Rift Valley) Papilio (Princeps) rex regulana Vane-Wright, 1995; in Ackery, Smith & Vane-Wright, Carcasson's African Butterflies: 156 (repl.), TL: Kijabé (Kikuyu Escarpment), 2100m
Papilio rex var. regulus Le Cerf, 1919; Bull. Mus. Hist. nat. Paris 25: 162 (preocc. Papilio regulus Stoll, 1790), TL: Kijabé (Kikuyu Escarpment), 2100m
Papilio rex ab. eisneri Bryk, 1928; Soc. Ent. 43: 14, TL: Br. Ost. Afr., Escarpment, 9000ft
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio rex f. endymion Stoneham, 1951; Butterflies of Western Kenya: 5, TL: [Nairobi], Nairobi and Kitale
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio rex regulus ; [BAFR, 8]
Papilio (Princeps) rex regulana ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) rex regulana ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

The mackinnoni species-group
mackinnoni ; [Bernand Rond]

Papilio mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891
Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Angola, Uganda, E.Zaire, S.Sudan. See [About maps] MacKinnon's Swallowtail
Papilio mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1891 : 187, TL: Between Sotik and Kavirondo, Kikuyu
Druryia mackinnoni ;
Papilio mackinnoni ; [BOW: pl. 90, f. 15]
Papilio (Princeps) mackinnoni ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) mackinnoni ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Larva on Rutaceae, Clausema, Toddalia, Citrus [BK], Teclea simplicifolia, T. nobilis, T. tricocarpa [AfrL]

S.Sudan, Congo Republic (Ituri, Kivu), Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, NE.Tanzania Papilio mackinnoni immaculatus Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 96, TL: Hinterlande von Usambara
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio mackinnoni bimaculatus Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 96, TL: Hinterlande von Usambara
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio mackinnoni f.indiv. unimaculatus Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Hill. Mus. 1 (3) : 384, TL: Usambara hinterland
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio mackinnnoni[sic] var. elgonia Bryk, 1926; J. East Afr. Uganda Nat. Hist. Soc. (25): 89, TL: Mt. Elgon, 8300ft
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio mackinnoni ab. ampliusmaculata Krüger, 1928; Int. ent. Z. 22: 255, TL: Mt. Elgon Gebiet
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio mackinnoni mackinnoni f. addenda Dufrane, 1953; Bull. Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 89: 43, TL: Kivu, rivière Muana
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio mackinnoni mackinnoni ; [BAFR, 18]; [BK, 111]
Papilio (Princeps) mackinnoni mackinnoni ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) mackinnoni mackinnoni ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. m. benguellae Jordan, 1908
C.Angola (highlands) Papilio mackinnoni benguellae Jordan, 1908; Novit. Zool. 15 (1) : 253, TL: Cuval River, Benguella
Papilio mackinnoni benguellae ; [BAFR, 18 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) mackinnoni benguellae ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) mackinnoni benguellae ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. m. theodori Riley, 1921
S.Zaire (Shaba), NW.Zambia Papilio mackinnoni theodori Riley, 1921; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1921 (1-2) : 234, TL: N.W. Rhodesia, Solwezi
Papilio mackinnoni theodori ; [BAFR, 18 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) mackinnoni theodori ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) mackinnoni theodori ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. m. isokae (Hancock, 1984)
NE.Zambia, W.Tanzania, N.Malawi Princeps (Druryia) mackinnoni isokae Hancock, 1984; Arnoldia Zimbabwe 9: 187, TL: Chowa Forest, Nyika Plateau, 2300m
Papilio (Princeps) mackinnoni isokae ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) mackinnoni isokae ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. m. mpwapwana Kielland, 1990
E.Tanzania Papilio mackinnoni mpwapwana Kielland, 1990; Butterflies of Tanzania: 42, TL: Tanzania, Mpwapwa, Rubeho Mts, Mangalisa Mt, 2200m
Papilio (Princeps) mackinnoni mpwapwana ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) mackinnoni mpwapwana ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. m. reductofascia Kielland, 1990
N.Tanzania, S.Kenya Papilio mackinnoni reductofascia Kielland, 1990; Butterflies of Tanzania: 41, TL: Arusha, Longido, 2600m
Papilio (Princeps) mackinnoni reductofascia ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) mackinnoni reductofascia ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

The nireus species-group
nireus ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758
-. See [About maps] Narrowly green-banded swallowtail
Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 464
Papilio nireus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Druryia nireus ;
Papilio nireus ; [BOW: pl. 90, f. 17]
Papilio (Princeps) nireus ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) nireus ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Larva on Calodenderum capense, Citrus spp., Clausena anisata, C. spp., Fagara macrophylla, Oricia bachmannii, Teclea natalensis, Toddalia asiatica, Vepris lanceolata, Zanthoxylum capense, Z. delagoense [AfrL]

Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, S.Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Angola, C.A.R, Congo Republic, W.Uganda (-Bwamba), W.Tanzania, Zambia Papilio erinus Gray, [1853]; Cat. lep. Ins. Coll. Brit. Mus. 1 (Papilionidae) : 26
Papilio nireus f. nora Strand, 1915; Ent. Mitt. 4 (7/9): 194 (nom. nud.), TL: Kamerun, Bonaberi
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio nireus f. dimidiatus Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Hill. Mus. 1 (3) : 385, pl. 4, f. 37, TL: W. Africa, Aguapim
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio nireoides Braun, 1932; Ent. Zs. 46: 11, TL: Kamerun,Togo
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio nireus nireus ab. bedoci Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 104, TL: Congo Belge
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio nireus nireus ab. punctata Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 104, TL: Congo Belge
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio nireus nireus ab. seeldrayersi Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 104, TL: Congo Belge
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio nireus nireus ab. pierardi Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 104, TL: Congo Belge
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio nireus nireus ab. falcata Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 104, TL: Luebo Kasai
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio nireus nireus ab. houzeaui Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 105, TL: Côte d'Ivoire, Man
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio nireus nireus f. tenuivittata Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 105, TL: Côte d'Ivoire, route de Man à Danané, bac sur le Covally
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio nireus var. xerophila Storace, 1952; Lambillionea 52: 15, TL: Kafakumba [Congo Republic]
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio nireus micronireus Storace, 1952; Lambillionea 52: 15, TL: Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio nireus ?ab. lyaeoides Storace, 1952; Lambillionea 52: 19, TL: Cameroon
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio nireus nireus f. cedeae Sala, 1992; Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. No. 75-76: 35, TL: Central African Republic
= ; [AfrL]; [AfrL]
Papilio nireus nireus ; [BAFR, 26]
Papilio (Princeps) nireus nireus ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) nireus nireus ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. n. lyaeus Doubleday, 1845
S.Sudan (Didinga Mountains), Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia (Caprivi), South Africa, Swaziland Narrow Green-Banded Swallowtail
Papilio lyaeus Doubleday, 1845; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (1) 16 (104): 178, TL: Africa
Papilio lyaeus aelyus Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 98, pl. 3, f. 1-2, TL: Deutsch-Ost-Africa, Walde zwischen Mori und Mangati [Tanzania]
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio mantitheus Ehrmann, 1920; Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. 15: 21, TL: Br. East Africa [Uganda]
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio nireus-lyaeus f. callistria Le Cerf, 1927; Encycl. ent. (B.3 Lep.) 2: 57, TL: Afrique orientale ex allemande [Tanzania]
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio nireus pseudonireoides Storace, 1952; Ann. Mus. civ. Nat. Giacomo Doria 66: 51, TL: Busog, strada fra Jinja e Jganga [Uganda]
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio nireus lyaeus ; [BK, 113]; [BAFR, 26]
Papilio (Princeps) nireus lyaeus ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) nireus lyaeus ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Larva on Clausema inaequalis, Calodendron capense, Toddalia aculeata, T. lanceolata, T. natalensis, Citrus, Teclea swynnertoni, Fagara capensis [PBSA]

P. n. pseudonireus C. & R. Felder, 1865
N.Kenya, N.Uganda, S.Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea Papilio pseudo-nireus C. & R. Felder, 1865; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (1): 94
Papilio donaldsoni Sharpe, 1896; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896 : 537, TL: Darro Mts., Meo [Somalia]
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio nireus var. abyssinica Cannaviello, 1900; Boll. Soc. Ent. Ital. 32 : 292, TL: [Ethiopia] Adua
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio nireus var. abyssinica Cannaviello, 1902; Misc. Ent. 10 (1) : 2, TL: Eritrea
Papilio nireus pseudonireus ab. pseudolyaeus Storace, 1952; Ann. Mus. civ. Nat. Giacomo Doria 66: 47, TL: [Ethiopia] Dorfu
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio nireus pseudonireus ab. anticemaculata Storace, 1952; Ann. Mus. civ. Nat. Giacomo Doria 66: 47, TL: [Ethiopia] Dorfu
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio nireus pseudonireus ab. minor Storace, 1952; Ann. Mus. civ. Nat. Giacomo Doria 66: 47, TL: [Ethiopia] Ascalena, presso Let Marefia, Scioa
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio nireus pseudonireus f. semivittata Storace, 1952; Ann. Mus. civ. Nat. Giacomo Doria 66: 47, TL: [Ethiopia] Dorfu
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio nireus pseudonireus ; [BAFR, 26]
Papilio (Princeps) nireus pseudonireus ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) nireus pseudonireus ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. n. aristophontes Oberthür, 1897
Comoro Is. (Grand Comore) Papilio aristophontes Oberthür, 1897; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1897 : 188, TL: Grand Comore
Papilio (Princeps) aristophontes ; [AfrL]
Papilio aristophontes ; [BAFR, 26]
Papilio (Druryia) nireus aristophontes ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. n. wilsoni Rothschild, 1926
Ethiopia Papilio wilsoni Rothschild, 1926; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 17: 113, TL: Ethiopia, Nubar Hills, Taldi, 10° 39'N, 1625ft
Papilio (Princeps) wilsoni ; [AfrL]
Papilio nireus wilsoni ; [BAFR, 26]
Papilio (Druryia) nireus wilsoni ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio charopus Westwood, 1843
-. See [About maps] Tailed green-banded swallowtail
Papilio charopus Westwood, 1843; Arcana entomologica, 1: 189, TL: "Gold Coast" [Error, = Cameroon]
Papilio charopus ; [BOW: pl. 89, f. 24]
Papilio (Princeps) charopus ; [AfrL]
Druryia charopus ;
Papilio (Druryia) charopus ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Island of Bioko) Papilio charopus charopus ; [BAFR, 20 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) charopus charopus ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) charopus charopus ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. c. montuosus Joicey & Talbot, 1927
Congo Republic (Ituri, Kivu), W.Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi Papilio charopus montuosus Joicey & Talbot, 1927; Encycl. Ent. (B III) 2 (1): 2, TL: [Congo Republic] N.W. Kivu, Upper Iowa Valley, near msisisi, 5000-6000ft, forest and long grass country
Papilio charopus juventus Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Hill. Mus. 1 (3) : 385, n. 42, pl. 4, f. 32, 35, TL: [Congo Republic] Semliki Valley
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio charopus montuosus ; [BAFR, 21]
Papilio charopus juventus ; [BAFR, 20 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) charopus montuosus ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) charopus montuosus ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio chrapkowskii Suffert, 1904
Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania. See [About maps] Broad green-banded swallowtail Chrapkowski's green-banded swallowtail
Papilio chrapkowskii Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 98, pl. 2, f. 2, TL: Brit.-Ost.-Africa, Nairobi
Papilio bromius var. brontia Strand, 1911; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 25 (10/11): 120, TL: [Tanzania] Sigiund Amani
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio bromius chrapkowskii ab. obliterata Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 105, TL: [Kenya/Uganda] Afrique Orientale Britannique
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio bromius chrapkowskii ab. addenda Storace, 1951; Lambillionea 51: 76, TL: [Kenya] Forêt de Ngong
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio bromius chrapkowskii ; [BK, 112]; [BAFR, 24]
Papilio (Princeps) chrapkowskii ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) chrapkowskii ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Larva on Teclea [AfrL, (Kielland, 1990)]


Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952
-. See [About maps] Broadly green-banded swallowtail
Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952; Lambillionea 52: 9, TL: Uganda
Druryia bromius ;
Papilio bromius ; [BOW: pl. 89, f. 26]
Papilio (Druryia) bromius ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
Papilio (Princeps) chrapkowskoides ; [AfrL]

Larva on Calodendrum capense, Teclea spp., Vepris spp., Citrus spp. [AfrL]

E.Congo Republic, SW.Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, W.Tanzania Papilio bromius chrapkowskoides ab. opposita Storace, 1952; Lambillionea 52: 11, TL: Uganda
= ; [AfrL]
interjacens Storace, 1961; Doriana 3 (115):2, TL: Rutschuru, Kivu orient; Altouelle, Faradje, Congo Republic di N.E., Uele-Itimbiri
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio bromius interjacens ; [BAFR, 24 (text)]
Papilio bromius chrapkowskoides ; [BAFR, 24 (text)]
Papilio (Druryia) bromius chrapkowskoides ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
Papilio (Princeps) chrapkowskoides chrapkowskoides ; [AfrL]
P. c. nurettini Koçak, 1983
Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, C.A.R, Congo Republic, W.Uganda Papilio nurettini Koçak, 1983; Priamus 2 : 165 (repl. Papilio bromius Doubleday, 1845), TL: Ghana
= Papilo bromius bromius ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
Papilio bromius Doubleday, 1845; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (1) 16 (104): 176 (preocc.), TL: [Ghana] Ashanti
Papilio bromius ab. tessmanni Strand, 1913; Archiv Naturg. 79 A (2) : 23, TL: [Cameroon] Kamerun, Bassagebt b. Edea; Lolodorf Bipindi
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio bromius ab. incerta Strand, 1913; Archiv Naturg. 79 A (2) : 23, TL: [Equatorial Guinea] Span. Guinea, Makomo Ntumgebt
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio bromius bromius ab. impunctata Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 105, TL: Congo Belge
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio bromius bromius chrapkowskii ab. ornata Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 105, TL: [Ivory Coast] Côte d'Ivoire, route de Man à Danané, bac sur le Covally
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio bromius bromius ?f. macrops Storace, 1951; Lambillionea 51: 55, TL: [Congo Republic] Kasai
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio bromius bromius f. latior Storace, 1951; Lambillionea 51: 55, TL: [Congo] Congo Français, Etoumbi
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio bromius bromius f. imitans Storace, 1951; Lambillionea 51: 55, TL: Cameroon
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio bromius bromius f. angustevittata Storace, 1951; Lambillionea 51: 55, TL: [Congo] Etoumbi
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio bromius bromius f. caerulea Storace, 1951; Lambillionea 51: 56, TL: [Congo] Etoumbi
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio bromius bromius var. tenuis Storace, 1951; Lambillionea 51: 56, TL: [Ivory Coast] Côte d'Ivoire, Dimbroki; Sierra Leone
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio bromius bromius var. septentrionicola Storace, 1951; Lambillionea 51: 57, TL: [Ivory Coast] Côte d'Ivoire, Ashanti, septentrional
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio bromius bromius ; [BAFR, 24]
Papilio (Druryia) bromius bromius ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
Papilio (Princeps) chrapkowskoides nurettini ; [AfrL]
P. c. nerminae Koçak, 1983
São Tomé and Principe Papilio bromius nerminae Koçak, 1983; Priamus 2 : 165 (repl. furvus), TL: Island of Sao Thomé, West Africa
Papilio bromius furvus Joicey & Talbot, 1926; Entomologist 59 : 220 (preocc. Papilio furvus Goeze, 1779), TL: Sao Thome
Papilio bromius furvus ; [BAFR, 24 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) nerminae ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) bromius nerminae ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio desmondi van Someren, 1939
-. See [About maps] Desmond's green-banded swallowtail
Papilio desmondi van Someren, 1939; J. E.Afr. Ug. nat. Hist. Soc. 14 : 132, TL: Kenya, Chyulu Range, 6800ft
Papilio brontes ; [BOW: pl. 89, f. 26 (text)]
Papilio desmondi ; [BK, 113]
Papilio (Princeps) desmondi ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) desmondi ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Larva on Vepris eugeniifolia, Teclea spp., Clausena sp., Zanthoxylum sp., Calodendrum sp., Citrus sp. [AfrL]

SE.Kenya (Chyulu Hills) Papilio desmondi desmondi ; [BAFR, 25]
Papilio (Princeps) desmondi desmondi ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) desmondi desmondi ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. d. magdae Gifford, 1961
N.Tanzania (Mt. Meru, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Ngorongoro Crater) Papilio magdae Gifford, 1961; Entomologist 94: 287
Papilio brontes Godman, 1885; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1885 : 540 (preocc. Papilio brontes Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775), TL: [Kenya/Tanzania] Kilimanjaro, in forest country at 5000 ft
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio desmondi magdae ; [BAFR, 25 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) desmondi magdae ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) desmondi magdae ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. d. teita van Someren, 1960
SE.Kenya (Teita Hills) Papilio teita van Someren, 1960; Bol. Soc. Estud. Mocambique 29 (123): 70, TL: [Kenya] Wandanyi-Mabida, Teita Range
Papilio desmondi teita ; [BAFR, 25 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) desmondi teita ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) desmondi teita ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. d. usambaraensis (Koçak, 1980)
Tanzania, N.Malawi, NE.Zambia Princeps desmondi usambaraensis Koçak, 1980; Nota lepid. 2 (4): 287 (repl. Papilio brontes australis van Someren, 1960), TL: [Tanzania] Tanganyika Territory, Usambara Range
Papilio brontes australis van Someren, 1960; Bol. Soc. Estud. Mocambique 29 (123): 69, TL: [Tanzania] Tanganyika Territory, Usambara Range
Papilio desmondi australis ; [BAFR, 25 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) desmondi usambaraensis ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) desmondi usambaraensis ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio hornimani Distant, 1879
highland forests of (Kenya, Tanzania). See [About maps] Hornimans green-banded swallowtail Horniman's swallowtail
Papilio hornimani Distant, 1879; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879 : 647, pl. 47, f. 1-3, TL: [Tanzania] Magila, East Africa
Papilio hornimani hornimani ; [BK, 112]
Papilio hornimani ; [BOW: pl. 90, f. 11]; [BAFR, 21]
Papilio (Princeps) hornimani ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) hornimani ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Larva on Teclea [BK]

Kenya, Tanzania Papilio (Princeps) hornimani hornimani ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) hornimani hornimani ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. h. mwanihanae Kielland, 1987
Tanzania Papilio hornimani mwanihanae Kielland, 1987; Lambillionea 87: 122, TL: Tanzania, Kilombero, Sanje, 300m
Papilio (Princeps) hornimani mwanihanae ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) hornimani mwanihanae ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. h. mbulu Kielland, 1990
Tanzania Papilio hornimani mbulu Kielland, 1990; Butterflies of Tanzania: 40, TL: Tanzania, Mbulu, Mamahisara, Hasama Forest, 2000m
Papilio (Princeps) hornimani mbulu ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) hornimani mbulu ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio interjectana Vane-Wright, 1995
Uganda, W.Kenya. See [About maps] Van Someren's green-banded swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) interjectana Vane-Wright, 1995; in Ackery, Smith & Vane-Wright, Carcasson's African Butterflies: 150, TL: Kenya, Kaimosi Forest
Papilio interjecta van Someren, 1960; Bol. Soc. Estud. Mocambique 29 (123): 70 (preocc. Papilio leucothoe var. interjectus Honrath, 1892), TL: Kenya, Kaimosi Forest
Papilio interjecta ; [BK, 112]; [BAFR, 24]
Papilio (Princeps) interjectana ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) interjectana ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio sosia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
-. See [About maps] Medium green-banded swallowtail
Papilio sosia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 10 (3) : 488, TL: Sierra Leone
Papilio nireus ; [BOW: pl. 88, f. 26 (text), pl. 90, f. 17 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) sosia ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) sosia ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Larva on Teclea sp.?, Toddalia sp.?, Zanthoxylum gillesi, Citrus sp.? [AfrL]

Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, S.Nigeria, W.Cameroon Papilio sosia sosia ; [BAFR, 26]
Papilio (Princeps) sosia sosia ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) sosia sosia ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. s. pulchra Berger, 1950
Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, C.A.R, N.Angola, Congo Republic Papilio sosia pulchra Berger, 1950; Ann. Mus. Congo belge Zool. (3) 8 (1): 30, TL: Congo Republic, Stanleyville, Secteur de Basoka
Papilio sosia f. imitatrix Storace, 1951; Lambillionea 51: 45, TL: [Congo] Etoumbi
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio sosia ab. pristina Storace, 1951; Lambillionea 51: 46, TL: [Congo] Etoumbi
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio sosia ?ab. atlantica Birket-Smith, 1960; Bull. Inst. fr. Afr. Noire (A) 22: 525, TL: French Cameroons, near the river Nyong just south of Makak station
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio sosia pulchra ; [BAFR, 26 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) sosia pulchra ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) sosia pulchra ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. s. debilis Storace, 1951
Uganda (forests up to 1200m), NW.Tanzania Papilio sosia debilis Storace, 1951; Lambillionea 51: 47, TL: Bussa-Busoga, route Jinja-Iganga (Busoga), Kakindu, Butiaba (Lac Albert, Uganda), Forêt de Budongo, 1200m
Papilio sosia debillis ; [BAFR, 26 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) sosia debilis ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) sosia debilis ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio thuraui Karsch, 1900
-. See [About maps] Papilio thuraui Karsch, 1900; Ent. Nachr. 26 (8) : 126, TL: [Tanzania] Ostafrika, auf der Route von Ubena nach Langenburg
Papilio thuraui ; [BAFR, 23]
Papilio (Princeps) thuraui ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druruia) thuraui ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Larva on Toddalia sp., T. asiatica [AfrL]

S.Tanzania, N.Malawi Papilio (Princeps) thuraui thuraui ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druruia) thuraui thuraui ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. t. cyclopis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Malawi (Nyika Plateau), Zambia Papilio thuraui cyclopis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 10 (3) : 489, TL: [Malawi] Kasungu Mt., Nyika, Nyassaland, 7450ft
Papilio bromius cyclopis ; [BAFR, 24 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) thuraui cyclopis ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druruia) thuraui cyclopis ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. t. occidua Storace, 1951
Congo Republic (Kasai), Malawi, NE.Zambia Papilio thuraui occidua Storace, 1951; Lambillionea 51: 51, TL: Congo Belge, Kasai
Papilio brontes occidentale[sic] ; van Someren, 1960, Bol. Soc. Estud. Mocambique 29 (123): 69 (missp.)
Papilio desmondi occidua ; [BAFR, 25 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) thuraui occidua ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druruia) thuraui occidua ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. t. heathi (Hancock, 1984)
Malawi? Princeps (Druryia) thuraui occidua f. heathi Hancock, 1984; Arnoldia Zimbabwe 9: 205, TL: [Malawi] Mlanje
Papilio thuraui heathi ; Hancock, 1993, 563
Papilio (Princeps) thuraui heathi ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druruia) thuraui heathi ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. t. ngorongoro (Hancock, 1984)
N.Tanzania Princeps (Druryia) thuraui ngorongoro Hancock, 1984; Arnoldia Zimbabwe 9: 204, TL: Tanzania, Ngorongoro Crater, 3° 15'S, 35° 30'E, NW of Lake Manyara
Papilio (Princeps) thuraui ngorongoro ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druruia) thuraui ngorongoro ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. t. viphya (Hancock, 1984)
Malawi? Princeps (Druryia) thuraui f. viphya Hancock, 1984; Arnoldia Zimbabwe 9: 206, TL: Malawi, Musamba, Viphya, 1570m
Papilio thuraui viphya ; Hancock, 1993, 557
Papilio (Princeps) thuraui viphya ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druruia) thuraui viphya ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio ufipa Carcasson, 1961
SW.Tanzania (Ufipa). See [About maps] Papilio bromius ufipa Carcasson, 1961; Occ. Pap. Coryndon meml Mus. (7): 3, TL: Mbisi forest, Sumbawanga, Ufipa, south-west Tangnayika
Papilio bromius ufipa Carcasson, 1960; J. E. Africa nat. Hist. Soc. (Suppl. 6): 16 (nom. nud.)
Papilio bromius ufipa ; [BAFR, 24 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) ufipa ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) ufipa ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio microps Storace, 1951
Ethiopia, N.Somalia. See [About maps] Papilio aethiops microps Storace, 1951; Lambillionea 51: 52, TL: Shoa, Abyssinia centrale
Papilio aethiops Rothschild & Jordan, 1905; Novit. Zool. 12: 190 (preocc. Papilio aethiops Esper, 1777, Papilio aethiops Palisot de Beauvois, [1805]), TL: Wori to Gamitscha, Kaffa
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio aethiops ab. elicola Strand, 1911; Ent. Rundsch. 28: 140, TL: Abyssinien, Eli
Papilio aethieps f. oribazoides Carpenter, 1935; Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 83 : 331, TL: Abyssinia, Saki (Shaki) R., Mocha district, 7°26', 35°26', 5800ft
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio aethiops ab. ragazzii Storace, 1952; Ann. Mus. civ. Nat. Giacomo Doria 66: 40, TL: Scioa, Scitalit, torrente Mantec
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio aethiopsis Hancock, 1983; Smithersia 2: 38 (repl. Papilio aethiops Rothschild & Jordan)
Papilio yildizae Koçak, 1983; Priamus 2 : 165 (repl. Papilio aetihops Rothschild & Jordan)
Papilio aethiops ; [BAFR, 23]
Papilio (Princeps) microps ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) microps ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio chitondensis Bivar de Sousa & Fernandes, 1966
Angola. See [About maps] Papilio nireus chitondensis Bivar de Sousa & Fernandes, 1966; Archivos do Museu Bocage (2) 1: 163, TL: Roça Chitonde-Jungo-Novo Redondo
Papilio (Princeps) chitondensis ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) chitondensis ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

The oribazus species-group
oribazus ; [AfrL]; [Berard Rond]

Papilio oribazus Boisduval, 1836
E.Madagascar. See [About maps] Papilio oribazus Boisduval, 1836; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1 : 223, TL: Madagascar
Druryia oribazus ;
Papilio oribazus ; [BOW: pl. 89, f. 24 (text), pl. 90, f. 11 (text)]; [BAFR, 21]
Papilio (Princeps) oribazus ; [MadL]; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) oribazus ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio epiphorbas Boisduval, 1833
-. See [About maps] Papilio epiphorbas Boisduval, 1833; Nouv. Annls Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 2 : 161, TL: Sainte-Marie and Madagascar
Druryia epiphorbas ;
Papilio epiphorbas ; [BAFR, 21]; [BOW: pl. 90, f. 8]
Papilio (Princeps) epiphorbas ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) epiphorbas ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
Madagascar Papilio epiphorbas f.indiv. hova Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Hill. Mus. 1 (3) : 386, TL: Tamatave
Papilio epiphorbas f.indiv. oriphorbas Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Hill. Mus. 1 (3) : 386, TL: Tananarive
Papilio epiphorbas epiphorbas ; [AfrL]; [AfrL]
Papilio (Princeps) epiphorbas epiphorbas ; [MadL]; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) epiphorbas epiphorbas ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. e. guyonnaudi Turlin & Guilbot, 1990
Comoro I. (Anjouan) Papilio epiphorbas guyonnaudi Turlin & Guilbot, 1990; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 94 (7-8): 214, TL: Ajaho, 50, Ile d'Anjouan, Comores
Papilio (Princeps) epiphorbas guyonnaudi ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) epiphorbas guyonnaudi ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. e. praedicta Turlin & Guilbot, 1990
Comoro I. (Grand Comore) Papilio epiphorbas praedicta Turlin & Guilbot, 1990; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 94 (7-8): 216, TL: Trou de Prophète, Mitsamiouli, Littoral nord de Grande Comore
Papilio (Princeps) epiphorbas praedicta ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) epiphorbas praedicta ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio phorbanta Linnaeus, 1771
Papilio phorbanta Linnaeus, 1771; Mantissa Plant. 2: 535, TL: [Reunion]
Papilio (Princeps) phorbanta ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) phorbanta ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
Reunion Papilio disparilis Boisduval, 1833; Nouv. Annls Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 2 : 163, TL: Bourbon
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio phorbanta phorbanta ; [BAFR, 21]
Papilio (Princeps) phorbanta phorbanta ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) phorbanta phorbanta ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. p. nana Oberthür, 1879
Seychelles Is. Papilio disparilis var. nana Oberthür, 1879; Étud. d'Ent. 4 : 54
Papilio phorbanta nana ; [BAFR, 21 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) phorbanta nana ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) phorbanta nana ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio manlius Fabricius, 1798
Mauritius Papilio manlius Fabricius, 1798; Ent. Syst. (Suppl.): 422, TL: Isle de France
Papilio manlius ; [BAFR, 22]
Papilio (Princeps) manlius ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) manlius ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

The cynorta species-group
cynorta ; [AfrL]

Papilio cynorta Fabricius, 1793
Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, S.Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Angola, Congo Republic, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania. See [About maps] Mimetic swallowtail
Papilio cynorta Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 37
Papilio zeryntius Boisduval, 1836; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1 : 370, TL: Sierra Leone
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio boisduvallianus Westwood, 1842; Arcana entomologica, 1: 151, TL: Sierra Leone
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio cynorta norcyta Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 94, TL: Togo
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio gallienus peculiaris Neave, 1904; Novit. Zool. 11 : 342, TL: [Uganda] Entebbe
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio triptolemus Ehrmann, 1918; Lepid. Forest Hills 2: 21, TL: [Uganda] Bujaka
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio cynorta f. lavochrea Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Hill. Mus. 1 (3) : 391, TL: Cameroon, Bitje, Ja River, 2,000ft
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio cynorta f. ochrospila Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Hill. Mus. 1 (3) : 392, TL: Congo Belge oriental, Forest between Epuru, E. side, and Ituri River
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio cynorta f. acraeamimus Bryk, 1928; Soc. Ent. 43: 15, TL: [Uganda] Mabira Forest
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio cynorta f. albofurculatus Bryk, 1928; Soc. Ent. 43: 15
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio cynorta ♀-f. parageoides Stoneham, 1944; Bull. Stoneham Mus. (48): [2], TL: Uganda Protectorate
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio cynorta cynorta f. agayana Stoneham, 1951; Butterflies of Western Kenya: 20
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio cynorta cynorta f. bwambensis Stoneham, 1951; Butterflies of Western Kenya: 20
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio cynorta ; [BOW: pl. 89, f. 25]
Druryia cynorta ;
Papilio cynorta cynorta ; [BAFR, 34]
Papilio cynorta arnoldi ; [BAFR, 34 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) cynorta ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) cynorta ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Female mimics Acraea epaea. [BK]

Larva on Clausena sp., Vepris sp., Calodendrum sp., Citrus sp., Fagara sp., Teclea sp. [AfrL]


Papilio arnoldiana Vane-Wright, 1995
SW.Ethiopia. See [About maps] Papilio arnoldiana Vane-Wright, 1995; in Ackery, Smith & Vane-Wright, Carcasson's African Butterflies: 139 (repl. arnoldi Poulton, 1925)
Papilio cynorta arnoldi Poulton, 1925; Proc. ent. Soc. Lond. 1925: 49, pl. D, f. 8 (preocc. Papilio rex var. arnoldi Richelmann, 1909)
Papilio (Princeps) arnoldiana ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) arnoldiana ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio plagiatus Aurivillius, 1898
E.Nigeria, Cameroon, C.A.R, Congo Republic (Mongala, Uele, Ituri), S.Sudan, Uganda. See [About maps] Mountain mimetic swallowtail
Papilio plagiatus Aurivillius, 1898; Ent. Tidskr. 19 : 183, TL: Congogebiet, Sassa am oberen Ubangi
Papilio plagiatus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Papilio plagiatus ; [BAFR, 36]; [BOW: pl. 89, f. 25 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) plagiatus ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) plagiatus ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio zenobia Fabricius, 1775
Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, S.Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), Congo, Congo Republic, W.Uganda. See [About maps] Zenobia swallowtail Volta swallowtail (for nobicea)
Papilio zenobia Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 503, TL: Sierra Leon
Papilio messalina Stoll, [1790]; Aanhaangsel Werk, Uitl. Kapellen (2-5): 125, TL: "Land der Caffers" [error]
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio odenatus Westwood, 1872; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1872 (2) : 96, pl. 3, f. 3-4, TL: Old Calabar
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio zenobia nobicea Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 94, TL: Togo
Papilio zenobia f. amygdaliferus Schultze, 1913; Ent. Rundsch. 30 (9) : 49, TL: [Equatorial Guinea] Sta Isabel, Basilé
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio zenobia ab. infrapicta Strand, 1913; Archiv Naturg. 79 A (2) : 23, TL: [Equatorial Guinea] Span Guinea, Nkolentangen
= ; [AfrL]

Papilio (Princeps) nobicea ; [AfrL]
Papilio zenobia ab. nobicea ;
Papilio zenobia f. nobicea ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
Papilio zenobia ; [BAFR, 33]; [BOW: pl. 91, f. 3]
Druryia zenobia ;
Papilio (Princeps) zenobia ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) zenobia ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Larva on Piper umbellatum, Piper sp. [AfrL]


Papilio cyproeofila Butler, 1868
-. See [About maps] Common white-banded swallowtail
Papilio cyproeofila Butler, 1868; Ent. mon. Mag. 5 : 60, TL: [Ghana] Ashantee
?Papilio zenobius Godart, 1819; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (1): 74 (?preocc. Papilio zenobia Fabricius)
Papilio cypraeofila ;
Papilio (Princeps) cyproeofila ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) cyproeofila ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Larva on Piper sp. [AfrL]

Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, W.Nigeria Papilio cyproeofila cyproeofila ; [BAFR, 33]
Papilio (Princeps) cyproeofila cyproeofila ; [AfrL]

Papilio fernandus Fruhstorfer, 1903
-. See [About maps] Papilio cypraeafila[sic] fernandus Fruhstorfer, 1903; Stettin ent. Ztg 64 (2) : 360
Papilio cyproeofila fernandus f. fumigatus Canu, 1994; Lambillionea 94 (3) (I): 317, TL: Equatorial Guinea - Bioko
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio cyproeofila fernandus ; [BAFR, 33 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) fernandus ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) fernandus ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. f. praecyola Suffert, 1904
E.Nigeria, Cameroon, C.A.R Papilio cypraeafila[sic] praecyola Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 94, TL: Camerun
Papilio (Princeps) cyproeofila praecyola ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) fernandus praecyola ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio filaprae Suffert, 1904
-. See [About maps] Papilio cypraeafila[sic] filaprae Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 94, TL: Camerun, Barombi-Station
Papilio cyproeofila filaprae ; [BAFR, 33 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) filaprae ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) filaprae ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
SE.Cameroon, Congo, SW.Congo Republic, Angola Papilio cyraeofila[sic] f. lactifascia Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Hill. Mus. 1 (3) : 390, TL: [Cameroon] Bitje, Ja River, 2000ft
Papilio filaprae filaprae ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Princeps) filaprae filaprae ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) filaprae filaprae ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. f. musolanus (Hancock, 1988)
Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), W.Cameroon Princeps filaprae musolanus Hancock, 1988; Papilio International 5: 302 (repl.?), TL: Fernando Po
Papilio cypraeofila[sic] f. insularis Schultze, 1913; Ent. Rundsch. 30 (9) : 49 (preocc. Papilio agetes insularis Staudinger, 1895), TL: Fernando Po
Papilio (Princeps) filaprae musolanus ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) filaprae musolanus ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio gallienus Distant, 1879
Nigeria (Cross River loop), Cameroon, Congo, C.Congo Republic of Congo. See [About maps] Narrow-banded swallowtail
Papilio gallienus Distant, 1879; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879 : 649, TL: [Nigeria] Isubu, Mongu-ma-lobah and Calabar district
Papilio gallienus gallienus ab. vreuricki Dufrane, 1936; Lambillionea 36: 40, TL: Congo
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio gallienus gallienus ab. ochreata Dufrane, 1936; Lambillionea 36: 40, TL: sur les bords de la rivière Salonga, aux environs de Watzikengo, Congo Belge
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio gallienus ab. hulstaerti Berger, 1950; Ann. Mus. Congo belge Zool. (3) 8 (1): 46, TL: [Congo Republic] Flandria, Distr. Tshuapa
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio gallienus ; [BAFR, 30]; [BOW: pl. 90, f. 9]
Papilio (Princeps) gallienus ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) gallienus ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio mechowi Dewitz, 1881
-. See [About maps] Papilio mechowi Dewitz, 1881; Berl. ent. Z. 25 : 286, TL: Westafrika, Quango
Druryia mechowi ;
Papilio (Princeps) mechowi ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) mechowi ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
Cameroon, Congo, C.A.R, S.Sudan (around Tambura), Uganda, Congo Republic, Angola Paplio mechowi mechowi ab. albomaculata Berger, 1950; Ann. Mus. Congo belge Zool. (3) 8 (1): 45, TL: Kapanga
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio mechowi mechowi ; [BAFR, 32]
Papilio (Princeps) mechowi mechowi ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) mechowi mechowi ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. m. whitnalli Neave, 1904
C.Uganda, E.Uganda Papilio gallienus whitnalli Neave, 1904; Novit. Zool. 11 : 342, TL: Entebbe
Papilio mechowi whitnalli ; [BAFR, 32 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) mechowi whitnalli ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) mechowi whitnalli ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio mechowianus Dewitz, 1885
N.Angola, Congo Republic, C.A.R, Sudan?. See [About maps] Papilio cypraeafila[sic] var. mechowianus Dewitz, 1885; Ent. Nachr. 11 (20) : 305, TL: Niam Niam Ländern
Papilio andoclides Grose-Smith, 1900; Rhopal. Exotica 3: 47, TL: Upper Congo, Stanley Falls
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio mechowianus ab. lagai Dufrane, 1936; Lambillionea 36: 40, TL: Congo Belge, sur les bords de la rivière Salonga, aux environs de Watzikengo
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio mechowianus ; [BAFR, 34]; [BOW: pl. 90, f. 20]
Papilio (Princeps) mechowianus ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) mechowianus ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio andronicus Ward, 1871
Cameroon. See [About maps] Papilio andronicus Ward, 1871; Ent. mon. Mag. 8 : 121, TL: Cameroon
Papilio chionicus Karsch, 1893; Berl. ent. Z. 38 (4) : 370, TL: Barombi Station
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio andronicus ; [BOW: pl. 90, f. 20 (text)]; [BAFR, 33]
Papilio (Princeps) andronicus ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) andronicus ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio maesseni Berger, 1974
Ghana, Togo. See [About maps] Papilio (Druryia) maesseni ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

The echerioides species-group
echerioides ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio echerioides Trimen, 1868
-. See [About maps] White-Banded swallowtail
Papilio echerioides Trimen, 1868; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1868 (1) : 72, TL: Perie Bush, Sogana and Boolo forests near the river Tsomo, in Kaffraria; Tunjumbili, Tugela frontier of Natal
Papilio echerioides, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Druryia echerioides ;
Papilio echerioides ; [BOW: pl. 90, f. 6, 7]; [BK, 115]
Papilio (Princeps) echerioides ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) echerioides ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Larva on Clausena inaequalis, Toddalia lanceolata, Fagara capensis [PBSA], Toddalia asiatica, Zanthoxylum delagoense, Vepris lanceolata, Citrus sp. [AfrL]

South Africa, Swaziland Papilio echerioides echerioides ; [BAFR, 36]
Papilio (Princeps) echerioides echerioides ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) echerioides echerioides ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. e. zoroastres Druce, 1878
Cameroun (highlands) Papilio zoroastres Druce, 1878; Ent. mon. Mag. 14 : 226, TL: [Cameroon] "Fernando Po" [error]
Papilio preussius Karsch, 1893; Berl. ent. Z. 38 (4) : 368, TL: Buea-Gebirge, 2100m
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio zoroastres ab. zoroastroides Strand, 1914; Arch. Naturgesch. 80 A (2) : 159, TL: Kamerun, Mussahe
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio zoroastres ab. sapponis Strand, 1914; Arch. Naturgesch. 80 A (2) : 159, TL: Kamerun, Soppo
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio zoroastres barnsi Gabriel, 1945; Entomologist 78: 152 (preocc. Papilio rex barnsi Le Cerf, 1924), TL: Fernando Po, 3-4000ft
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio escherioides gabrieli Gauthier, 1984; Ent. Zs. 94: 319, TL: Fernando Po, 3-4000ft
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio zoroastres gabrieli ; Canu, 1994, Lambillionea 94 (3) (I): 316 (fem. descr.)
Papilio zoroastres ; [BOW: pl. 90, f. 6 (text), f. 12 (text)]
Papilio zoroastres barnsi ; [BAFR, 38 (text)]
Papilio zoroastres zoroastres ; [BAFR, 38 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) echerioides zoroastres ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) echerioides zoroastres ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. e. homeyeri Plötz, 1880
Angola, Congo Republic (Lomami, Shaba, Lualaba, Tanganika), SW.Tanzania, N.Zambia Papilio homeyeri Plötz, 1880; Stettin ent. Ztg 41 (7-9): 306, TL: [Angola] Pungo-Adongo
Papilio neumanni Karsch, 1895; Ent. Nachr. 21 (15) : 226, TL: Geri (Ssubuso)
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio tanganikae Oberthür, 1897; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1897 : 190, TL: aux bords du lac Tanganikae
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio zoroastres neumanni ab. zoroastrides Strand, 1916; Lepidoptera Niepeltiana (2) : 24, pl. 13, f. 14, TL: Deutsch Ost Afrika
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio zoroastres neumanni ab. subtanganikae Strand, 1916; Lepidoptera Niepeltiana (2) : 24, pl. 13, f. 15, TL: Deutsch Ost Afrika
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio zoroastres homeyeri ; [BOW: pl. 90, f. 12 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) echerioides homeyeri ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) echerioides homeyeri ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. e. wertheri Karsch, 1898
E.Kenya, E.Tanzania, N.Tanzania Papilio echerioides var. wertheri Karsch, 1898; in Werther, Die mittleren Hochländer der nördlichen Deutsch-Ost-Afrika: 315, TL: Tanzania, Mangati
Papilio echerioides rideschi Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 93, TL: Modji an Fusse des Kilima-Ndjaro
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio echerioides rectofasciata Kielland, 1990; Butterflies of Tanzania: 39, TL: Tanzania, Oldeani, 1900m
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio echerioides wertheri ; [BAFR, 36 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) echerioides wertheri ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) echerioides wertheri ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. e. leucospilus Rothschild, 1902
Ethiopia (highlands SE of Rift Valley) Papilio echerioides leucospilus Rothschild, 1902; Novit. Zool. 9 : 598, TL: Ethiopia, Gara Mulata near Harar
Papilio echerioides leucospilus ; [BAFR, 36 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) echerioides leucospilus ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) echerioides leucospilus ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. e. oscari Rothschild, 1902
S.Ethiopia (highlands, W of Rift Valley) Papilio echerioides oscari Rothschild, 1902; Novit. Zool. 9 : 597, TL: Kaffa and Djima
Papilio echerioides oscari ; [BAFR, 36]
Papilio (Princeps) echerioides oscari ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) echerioides oscari ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. e. joiceyi Gabriel, 1945
Sudan, Uganda, W.Kenya, W.Tanzania, Rwanda, Congo Republic(N.Kivu) Zoroaster Swallowtail
Papilio zoroastres joiceyi Gabriel, 1945; Entomologist 78: 152, TL: S. Sudan, Opare Forest and Imatong Mts., 3-4000ft
Papilio zoroastres ♀-f. pallidochrea Stoneham, 1944; Bull. Stoneham Mus. (48): [2], TL: Western Kenya Colony, Mount Elgon
= Papilio escherioides joiceyi ; [AfrL]
Papilio zoroastres joiceyi ; [BAFR, 38]; [BK, 115]
Papilio (Princeps) echerioides joiceyi ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) echerioides joiceyi ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Larva on Rutaceae [BK], Teclea sp. [AfrL, Kielland, 1990]

P. e. chirindanus van Son, 1956
Mozambique (Mt. Gorongosa), E.Zimbabwe Papilio echerioides chirindanus van Son, 1956; Ann. Transv. Mus. 22: 504, TL: S. Rhodesia, Mount Selinda
Papilio echerioides chirindanus ; [BAFR, 36 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) echerioides chirindanus ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) echerioides chirindanus ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. e. nyiro Carcasson, 1962
NW.Kenya (Mt. Nyiru) Papilio echerioides nyiro Carcasson, 1962; J. E. Africa Nat. Hist. Soc. Coryndon Mus. 24 (1): 62, TL: Northern Frontier District, Mt. Nyiro, 7000ft
Papilio echerioides nyiro ; [BAFR, 36]
Papilio (Princeps) echerioides nyiro ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) echerioides nyiro ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. e. shirensis (Hancock, 1987)
Malawi Princeps echerioides shirensis Hancock, 1987; Papilio International 3: 193, TL: Mlanje, 2000'
Papilio (Princeps) echerioides shirensis ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) echerioides shirensis ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. e. nioka (Hancock, 1989)
Congo Republic (Ituri) Princeps echerioides nioka Hancock, 1989; Papilio International 5: 369, TL: Nioka, Ituri district
Papilio zoroastres joycei ?f. nioka Berger, 1974; Lambillionea 72-73: 70, TL: Kibali-Ituri: Nioka
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Princeps) echerioides nioka ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) echerioides nioka ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. e. pseudowertheri Kielland, 1990
E.Tanzania, SE.Tanzania Papilio echerioides pseudowertheri Kielland, 1990; Butterflies of Tanzania: 39, TL: Ulanga District, Muhulu Forest, 1500m
Papilio (Princeps) echerioides pseudowertheri ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) echerioides pseudowertheri ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. e. ambangulu Clifton & Collins, 1997
Tanzania Papilio echerioides ambangulu Clifton & Collins, 1997; in D'Abrera, Butts Afrotrop. Region (1): 44, TL: Tanzania, Ambagulu, West Usamabara
Papilio (Princeps) echerioides ambangulu ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) echerioides ambangulu ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. e. kiellandi Clifton & Collins, 1997
S.Kenya, N.Tanzania Papilio echerioides kiellandi Clifton & Collins, 1997; in D'Abrera, Butts Afrotrop. Region (1): 44, TL: Tanazania, Kingarama Forest Reserve, Loliondo
Papilio (Princeps) echerioides kiellandi ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) echerioides kiellandi ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio fuelleborni Karsch, 1900
-. See [About maps] Papilio fülleborni Karsch, 1900; Ent. Nachr. 26 (23) : 353, TL: zwischen Uhehe und Iringa; zwischen Idunda und Iringa in Uhehe
Papilio fuelleborni ; [BAFR, 36]
Papilio fulleborni[sic] ; [BOW: pl. 90, f. 8 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) fuelleborni ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) fuelleborni ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Larva on Clausena sp. [AfrL, Kielland, 1990]

E.Tanzania, S.Tanzania, N.Malawi Papilio (Princeps) fuelleborni fuelleborni ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) fuelleborni fuelleborni ; Smith, Liseki & Vane-Wright, 2008, J. Nat. Hist. 42 (19-20): 1357; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. f. sjoestedti Aurivillius, 1908
N.Tanzania Papilio sjöstedti Aurivillius, 1908; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 13 : 15, TL: German East Africa, Meruberg
Papilio sjostedti ; [BOW: pl. 90, f. 8 (text)]
Papilio sjostedti sjostedti ; [BAFR, 38]
Papilio (Princeps) fuelleborni sjoestedti ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) sjoestedti sjoestedti ; Smith, Liseki & Vane-Wright, 2008, J. Nat. Hist. 42 (19-20): 1358
Papilio (Druryia) fuelleborni sjoestedti ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. f. atavus Le Cerf, 1912
N.Tanzania Papilio sjöstedti var. atavus Le Cerf, 1912; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1912 : 336, TL: N.Tanzania (Mt. Kilimanjaro)
Papilio fuelleborni neocesa Kemal & Koçak, 2005; Misc. pap. Center Ent. Studies 91-92: 10 (nom. nov.)
= ; Smith, Liseki & Vane-Wright, 2008, J. Nat. Hist. 42 (19-20): 1359
Papilio sjostedti atavus ; [BAFR, 38]
Papilio (Princeps) fuelleborni neocesa ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) fuelleborni atavus ; Smith, Liseki & Vane-Wright, 2008, J. Nat. Hist. 42 (19-20): 1359; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. f. rydoni Kielland, 1987
NE.Tanzania Papilio fülleborni rydoni Kielland, 1987; Lambillionea 87: 118, TL: Morogoro, Uluguru Mts, Bondwa Mt, 2100m
Papilio (Princeps) fuelleborni rydoni ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) fuelleborni rydoni ; Smith, Liseki & Vane-Wright, 2008, J. Nat. Hist. 42 (19-20): 1357; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio jacksoni Sharpe, 1891
-. See [About maps] Jackson's swallowtail
Papilio jacksoni Sharpe, 1891; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1891 : 188, TL: [Kenya] Kikuyu
Druryia jacksoni ;
Papilio jacksoni ; [BOW: pl. 90, f. 12]
Papilio jacksoni jacksoni ; [BK, 115]
Papilio (Princeps) jacksoni ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) jacksoni ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Larva on Clausena, Toddalia [BK], Clausena anisata [AfrL]

Female mimics Amauris echeria and relatives. [BK]

Kenya (highlands), E.Uganda Papilio jacksoni ♀-f. multimaculata Stoneham, 1951; Butterflies of Western Kenya: 19
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio jacksoni jacksoni ; [BAFR, 36]
Papilio (Princeps) jacksoni jacksoni ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) jacksoni jacksoni ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. j. ruandana Le Cerf, 1924
Zaire (Kivu), E.Uganda (L. Mobutu Sese Soko), Rwanda, Burundi Papilio jacksoni ruandana Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Hill. Mus. 1 (3) : 393, TL: Congo belge oriental, Masisi, N.W. Kivu, 5,000ft
Papilio jacksoni ruandana ; [BAFR, 36 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) jacksoni ruandana ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) jacksoni ruandana ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. j. hecqui Berger, 1954
NE.Zaire (NW shore of L. Mobutu Sese Soko) Papilio jacksoni hecqui Berger, 1954; Lambillionea 54: 93, TL: Kibale-Ituri, Nioka
Papilio jacksoni hecqui ; [BAFR, 36 (text)]
Papilio jacksoni hecki[sic] ; Kielland, 1978, Tijdschr. Ent. 121 (4) : 159 (missp.)
Papilio (Princeps) jacksoni hecqui ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) jacksoni hecqui ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. j. kungwe Cottrell, 1963
W.Tanzania (Kungwe-Mahale Mts.) Papilio jacksoni kungwe Cottrell, 1963; Proc. R. Ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 32 (7-8) : 127, TL: Tanganyika, western Province, Mt. Kungwe
Papilio jacksoni kungwe ; [BAFR, 36 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) jacksoni kungwe ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) jacksoni kungwe ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. j. nyika Cottrell, 1963
N.Malawi (Nyika Plaetau), E.Zambia (Nyika plateau) Papilio jacksoni nyika Cottrell, 1963; Proc. R. Ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 32 (7-8) : 127, TL: Nyassaland, Nyika Plateau, and Northern Rhodesia border
Papilio jacksoni nyika ; [BAFR, 36 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) jacksoni nyika ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) jacksoni nyika ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. j. imatonga Clifton & Collins, 1997
SW.Sudan (Imatong Mts.) Papilio jacksoni imatonga Clifton & Collins, 1997; in D'Abrera, Butts Afrotrop. Region (1): 44, TL: Sudan, Imagong Mountains
Papilio (Princeps) jacksoni imatonga ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Druryia) jacksoni imatonga ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Subgenus Princeps Hübner, [1807]
Princeps Hübner, [1807]; Samml. exot. Schmett. 1 : pl. [116], TS: Papilio demodocus Esper
Menelaides Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (6): 84, TS: Papilio polytes Linnaeus
= ; [AfrL]
Achillides Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (6): 85, TS: Papilio paris Linnaeus
= ; [AfrL]
Orpheides Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (6): 86 (suppr. ICZN Op. 178 to Princeps Hübner, [1807]), TS: Papilio demodocus Esper
Nestorides Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (6): 86, TS: Papilio gambrisius Cramer
= ; [AfrL]
Iliades Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (6): 88, TS: Papilio memnon Linnaeus
= ; [AfrL]
Harimala Moore, [1881]; Lepid. Ceylon 1 (4): 145, TS: Papilio crino Fabricius
= ; [AfrL]
Charus Moore, [1881]; Lepid. Ceylon 1 (4): 149, TS: Papilio helenus Linnaeus
= ; [AfrL]
Sarbaria Moore, 1882; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1882 (1) : 258, TS: Papilio polyctor Boisduval
= ; [AfrL]
Sainia Moore, 1882; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1882 (1) : 260, TS: Papilio protenor Cramer
= ; [AfrL]
Araminta Moore, 1886; J. Linn. Soc. Lond., Zool. 21 (1) : 50, TS: Papilio demolion Cramer
= ; [AfrL]
Pangeranopsis Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1886; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 55 Pt.II (4) : 374, TS: Papilio elephenor Doubleday
= ; [AfrL]
Tamera Moore, 1888; Descr. Indian lep. Atkinson (3): 284, TS: Papilio castor Westwood
= ; [AfrL]
Sadengia Moore, [1902]; Lepidoptera Indica, 5 (59): 213, TS: Papilio nephelus Boisduval
= ; [AfrL]
Mimbyasa Evans, 1912; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 21 (3): 972, TS: Papilio janaka Moore
= ; [AfrL]
Princeps (Papilio) ; [AfrL]

The dardanus species-group
phorcas; (part)
dardanus ; AfrL
demodocus ; [AfrL]
demoleus ; Smith & Vane-Wright, 2008, Syst. Biodiv. 6 (2): 175-203
dardanus ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
-. See [About maps] Mocker Swallowtail Flying Handkerchief
Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776; New Illust. Zool.: 51, TL: [West Africa]
Princeps dardanus ;
Papilio dardanus ; [BOW: pl. 90, f. 1-3]; [BK, 109]
Papilio (Princeps) dardanus ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Females mimic various Danaids, Acraeids, chiefly Amauris niavius, Danaus chrysippus, Amauris echeria-group, Acraea poggei. [BK]

Larva on Vepris lanceolata, V. undulata, V. eugeniifolia, Toddalia asiatica, Oricia swynnertoni, O. bachmannii, Clausena anisata, Citrus sp., Teclea simplicifolia, T. nobilis, T. stuhlmanni, T. villosa, T. natalensis, Xymalos monospora, Calodendrum capense, Zanthoxylum sp. [AfrL]

Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), Gabon, Congo, C.A.R, Angola, Congo Republic, Uganda (excluding western shores of Lake Victoria), W.Kenya, N.Zambia Papilio merope Cramer, [1777]; Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 87 (preocc. Papilio merope Frabricius, 1775), TL: [West Africa] "Java and Amboina" [error]
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio brutus Fabricius, 1781; Spec. Ins. 2 : 13 (preocc. Papilio brutus Cramer, 1779), TL: [West Africa] "in Africa aequinoctiali"
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio hippocoon Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 38, TL: Sierra Leon
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio westermannii Boisduval, 1836; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1 : 372, TL: Côté de Guinée
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio trophonius Westwood, 1842; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. 9 : 38, TL: Tropical Western Africa
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dionysos Doubleday, 1846; in Doubleday & Westwood, Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): pl. 4, (1): 20, TL: Western Africa
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus f.ab. niobe Aurivillius, 1899; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 31 (5) : 465
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus f.ab. nioboides Aurivillius, 1899; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 31 (5) : 465
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus heimsi Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 90, TL: Cameroon, Victoria
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus benio Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 91, TL: Cameroon, Barombi station; Angola [Kabinda], Chinchoxo
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus f.ab. trophonissa Aurivillius, 1907; Ark. Zool. 3 (23): 2, TL: von der Gegend des Ituri-Flusses im östlichen Teil des Kongostaates
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanaus polytrophus ♀ f. alluaudi Boullet & Le Cerf, 1912; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1912 : 141, TL: Uganda occidentale, province de Toro
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ♂-f. latemarginatus Schultze, 1913; Ent. Rundsch. 30 (9) : 49, TL: San Carlos Süd
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ♀-f. sirius Reuss, 1921; Ent. Rundsch. 38: 23
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ab. crocotus Poulton, 1923; Proc. ent. Soc. Lond. 1923: xlvii, TL: Forêt du Poste de Borabo, Haut Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire; "Nairobi
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ♀-f. ceneispila Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Hill. Mus. 1 (3) : 374, TL: Uganda
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus f. fagerskioldi Bryk, 1928; Soc. Ent. 43: 13, TL: Uganda, Mpolegoma
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus dardanus ab. punctata Dufrane, 1933; Lambillionea 33: 165, TL: Congo Belge
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus dardanus ab. divisa Dufrane, 1933; Lambillionea 33: 165, TL: Cameroon, Edéa
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus dardanus ab. bipunctata Dufrane, 1933; Lambillionea 33: 165, TL: Congo Belge
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus dardanus ab. paradoxa Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 102, TL: Congo Republic, Luébo
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus dardanus ♀-f. completa Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 102, TL: Congo Belge
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus dardanus ♀-f. subpunctata Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 102, TL: Congo Belge, Luébo, Kasai
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus dardanus ♀-f. dawanti Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 102, TL: Congo Belge, Luébo, Kasai
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus dardanus ♀-f. impunctata Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 102, TL: Congo Belge, Luébo, Kasai
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus dardanus ♀-f. jottrandi Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 102, TL: Congo Belge, Luébo, Kasai
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus dardanus ♀-f. extrema Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 103, TL: Congo Belge, Luébo, Kasai
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus f. semimelas Basquin & Turlin, 1986; Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. (49): 22, TL: C.A.R, Bangui
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ab. obscura McLeod & McLeod, 2004; Ent. Rec. J. var. 116 (2): 60
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio hippocoon ; Hewitson, 1869, Ill. exot. Butts [1] (Papilio X-XII): [22], pl. [12]
Papilio dardanus dardanus ; [BAFR, 10 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) dardanus dardanus ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. d. sulfurea Palisot de Beauvois, 1806
São Tome and Principe Papilio sulfurea Palisot de Beauvois, 1806; Ins. Afr. Amer.: 46, pl. 1, TL: Isle-du-Prince
Papilio dardanus storacei Gauthier, 1984; Ent. Zs. 94: 314, TL: Central Bioko, 1500m
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus sulphureus Bernardi, Pierre & Nguyen, 1985; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 90: 1109 (emend.?, lapsus?)
Papilio (Princeps) dardanus sulfurea ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. d. antinorii Oberthür, 1883
Ethiopia (highlands) Papilio antinorii Oberthür, 1883; Ann. Mus. Stor. nat. Genova 18: 711, TL: Abissinia, Feleklek and Sciotalit
Papilio antinorii f.ab. niavioides Kheil, 1890; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 3 : 335, TL: Abessynien, Korata am Tana-See
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio antinorii f.ab. ruspinae Kheil, 1890; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 3 : 336, TL: Abessynien, Korata am Tana-See
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio merope antinorii var. niavina Haase, 1891; Bibl. zool. 4 (8): (2) (missp. for niavioides?), TL: Abessinien
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus antinorii var. alticola Boullet & Le Cerf, 1912; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1912 : 141, TL: Abyssinie, Yumbo, province de Gaba, 1485m
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus hodsoni Poulton, 1926; Proc. ent. Soc. Lond. 1: 6, TL: S.W. Abyssinia, Got River, 1700 ft, Apeny River, 1700 ft
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus hodsoni ♀-f. weinholti Poulton, 1927; Proc. ent. Soc. Lond. 2: 10, TL: Gore, 6600ft, W. Abyssinia
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ♀-f. zaoditou Ungemach, 1932; Mém. Soc. Sci. nat. phys. Maroc 32 : 18, TL: Ethiopia, Oumbi
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus antinorii ♀-f. alameitu Gabriel, 1949; Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 18: 212, TL: Abyssinia, Wallega Valley, Ghedo, 7000 ft
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ♂-f. conjunctiflava Stoneham, 1951; Butterflies of Western Kenya: 12, TL: South-west Abyssinia
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus antinorii ab. seriata Storace, 1963; Boll. Soc. ent. ital. 93: 28, TL: Etiopia centrale, Scioa (zona di Ancòber), Mantek
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus antinorii f.m. immaculata Mollet, 1975; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 80: 38, TL: Ethiopia, Awasa
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus antinorii f.m. extensinigra Mollet, 1975; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 80: 38, TL: Ethiopia, Yabelo
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus antinorii f.m. obsoleta Mollet, 1975; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 80: 38, TL: Ethiopia, Bonga
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus antinorii f.m. ornata Mollet, 1975; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 80: 38, TL: Ethiopia, Arba Minch"
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus antinorii f.m. rufomaculata Mollet, 1975; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 80: 38, TL: Ethiopia, Arba Minch
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus antinorii f.m. aurantiaca Mollet, 1975; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 80: 38, TL: Ethiopia, Metu
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus antinorii f.m. aperta Mollet, 1975; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 80: 38, TL: Ethiopia, Guebre Mengist
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus antinorii f.m. depuncta Mollet, 1975; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 80: 38, TL: Ethiopia, Bedele
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus antinorii f.m. obscura Mollet, 1975; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 80: 38, TL: Ethiopia, Arba Minch
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus antinorii f.m. parvicaudata Mollet, 1975; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 80: 38, TL: Ethiopia, Hossana
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus antinorii f.m. cenaeoides Mollet, 1975; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 80: 38, TL: Ethiopia, Bedele
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus antinorii f.m. streckerioides Mollet, 1975; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 80: 38, TL: Ethiopia, Metu
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus antinorii f.m. lambornieoides Mollet, 1975; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 80: 38, TL: Ethiopia, Hossana
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus antinorii f.m. niobeoides Mollet, 1975; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 80: 38, TL: Ethiopia, Hossana
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus antinorii f.m. salaamioides Mollet, 1975; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 80: 38, TL: Ethiopia, Bonga
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus antinorii ; [BAFR, 10 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) dardanus antinorii ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. d. byatti Poulton, 1926
N.Somalia (highlands) Papilio dardanus byatti Poulton, 1926; Proc. ent. Soc. Lond. 1925: xlv [45]
Papilio dardanus byatti ; [BAFR, 10 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) dardanus byatti ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. d. cenea Stoll, [1790]
S.Mozambique, E.Zimbabwe, South Africa, Swaziland Papilio cenea Stoll, [1790]; Aanhaangsel Werk, Uitl. Kapellen (2-5): 134, TL: "Päis des Caffres"
Danais rechila Godart, 1819; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (1): 183, TL: "Cafrerie"
= ; [AfrL]
cephonius Hopffer, 1866; Stettin ent. Ztg 27 (1-3) : 132
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio merope tibullus var. hippocoonides Haase, 1891; Bibl. zool. 4 (8): 70, TL: "Cap."
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio cenea acene Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 92, TL: Transvaal
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ♀-f. leighi Poulton, 1911; Proc. ent. Soc. Lond. 1911 : xxxviii [38], TL: Natal; [Kenya] Unyori, N.E. of Kisumu
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus cenea ♀-f. radiata Reuss, 1921; Ent. Rundsch. 38: 23
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus-cenea ♀-f. natalica Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Hill. Mus. 1 (3) : 377, TL: Mozambique, Delagoa Bay
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus-cenea ♀-f. hypolimnides Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Hill. Mus. 1 (3) : 377, TL: West Pondoland
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus-cenea ♂-f.indiv. extensiflava Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Hill. Mus. 1 (3) : 378, TL: Natal
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus cenea f. sylvicola van Son, 1949; Transv. Mus. Mem. (3): 11, TL: Malta Forest, Pietersburg district, Transvaal; King William's Town; Mozambique, Delegoa Bay
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus cenea ♀-f. neocenea Stoneham, 1951; Butterflies of Western Kenya: 10, TL: South Africa
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus cenea ♀-f. nigricans Storace, 1955; Mem. Soc. ent. ital. 33: 124, TL: Africa australe
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus cenea ♀-f. transiens Storace, 1955; Mem. Soc. ent. ital. 33: 124, TL: Natal
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus cenea ♀-f. aikeni van Son, 1956; Ann. Transv. Mus. 22: 503, TL: N. Transvaal, Woodbush, Pietersburg District
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus cenea ♀-f. infuscata van Son, 1956; Ann. Transv. Mus. 22: 503, TL: Durban
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus cenea ; [BAFR, 10]
Papilio (Princeps) dardanus cenea ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
?Papilio dardanus cenea ♀-f. trophonis Aurivillius?; [BAFR, 10, fig.]
Papilio dardanus cenea ♀-f. leighi ; [BAFR, 10, fig.]

Larva on Xymalos monospora, Teclea swynnertoni, Vepris lanceolata, Toddalia aculeata, T. natalensis, Clausena inaequalis, Citrus [PBSA]

P. d. figinii Storace, 1962
Eritrea (highlands) Papilio dardanus figinii Storace, 1962; Doriana 3 (129): 2, TL: Eritrea centrale, Dorfù, m. 1500 s.l.m. (Zona delle pendici orientali, presso Asmara)
Papilio dardanus antinorii ♀-f. vaccaroi Storace, 1947; Ann. Mus. civ. Nat. Giacomo Doria 63: 116, TL: Eritrea, Dorfù, m. 1500 s.m. (presso Asmara)
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus antinorii ♀-f. protoniavioides Storace, 1962; Boll. Soc. ent. ital. 92: 72, TL: Dorfù in Eritrea (zona delle pendici orientali, presso Asmara, m. 1500 s.l.m.)
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus figinii ♀-f. protomima Storace, 1962; Doriana 3 (120): 3, TL: orientale eritree presso Asmara (Dorfù) [Ethiopia]
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus figinii ; [BAFR, 10 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) dardanus figinii ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. d. flavicornis Carpenter, 1947
N.Kenya (Mt. Kulal) Papilio dardanus flavicornis Carpenter, 1947; Proc. R. Ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 16: 55
Papilio dardanus flavicornis ; [BAFR, 11 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) dardanus flavicornis ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. d. humbloti Oberthür, 1888
Comoro Is. Papilio dardanus humbloti Oberthür, 1888; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (6) 8 : 40, TL: Grande-Comoro
Papilio dardanus humbloti ; [BAFR, 11]
Papilio (Princeps) dardanus humbloti ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. d. meriones C. & R. Felder, 1865
Madagascar Papilio meriones C. & R. Felder, 1865; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (1): 95, TL: [Madagascar] Region de Toamasina
Papilio dardanus-meriones ♂-f.indiv. palaeotypus Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Hill. Mus. 1 (3) : 379, TL: Madagascar, Maroansetra
Papilio dardanus meriones ; [AfrL]; [BAFR, 11]
Papilio (Princeps) dardanus meriones ; [MadL]; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. d. meseres Carpenter, 1948
Uganda, NW.Kenya, Tanzania (W, S, SE shores of Lake Victoria) Papilio dardanus meseres Carpenter, 1948; Proc. R. Ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 17: 14, TL: Kenya Colony, South Kavirondo, Suna
Papilio merope ♀-f. planemoides Trimen, 1904; Proc. ent. Soc. Lond. 1903 : xli [41], TL: Kavirondo-Nandi district of the Uganda British Protectorate; Angola
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ♀-f. dionysoides Aurivillius, 1907; Ark. Zool. 3 (23): 1, TL: Kibara, von der Insel Ukerewe in Victoria Nyanza
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ♀-f. pemtolipus Aurivillius, 1907; Ark. Zool. 3 (23): 2, TL: Kibara
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ♀-f. mixtus Aurivillius, 1907; Ark. Zool. 3 (23): 4, TL: Ost-Afrika [N.E. of Nyanza]
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ♀-f. acenides Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Hill. Mus. 1 (3) : 375, TL: Tanzania, Mabira Forest; Uganda
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ♀-f. swynnertoni Poulton, 1929; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 77: 500, TL: Unyori (Nyangori), N.E. of Kisumu
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ♀-f. carpenteri Poulton, 1929; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 77: 500, TL: Kakindu Hill, Tang. Terr., in Lat. 1° 10'S., long. 31° 30'E, about 30 miles W. of the Victoria Nyanza; Uganda
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ♂-f. xanthocaudatus Stoneham, 1932; Bull. Stoneham Mus. (13): 1, TL: Kitale
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ♀-f. hippocoonatus Stoneham, 1933; Bull. Stoneham Mus. (15): [2], TL: Kenya Colony, Kitale
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ♀-f. dominicanoides Stoneham, 1933; Bull. Stoneham Mus. (15): [2], TL: Kenya Colony, Soy
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ♀-f. planematus Stoneham, 1934; Bull. Stoneham Mus. (19): [2], TL: Kenya Colony, Kakamega Forest
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ♀-f. epiplanemoides Stoneham, 1934; Bull. Stoneham Mus. (19): [2], TL: Kenya Colony, Kakamega Forest
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus xanthocaudatus ♀-f. briani Stoneham, 1944; Bull. Stoneham Mus. (48): [2], TL: Kenya Colony, Kitale
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus meseres ; [BAFR, 11 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) dardanus meseres ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. d. ochraceana Vane-Wright 1995
N.Kenya (Mt. Marsabit, Mt. Nyiru) Papilio (Princeps) dardanus ochraceana Vane-Wright, 1995; in Ackery, Smith & Vane-Wright, Carcasson's African Butterflies: 144, TL: Marsabit
Papilio dardanus ochracea Carpenter, 1948; Proc. R. Ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 17: 16 (preocc. _Papilio woodfordi var. ochracea Ribbe, 1897), TL: Marsabit
Papilio dardanus cenea ochracea ♀-f. ochracea Poulton, 1924; Proc. ent. Soc. Lond. 1924: xxvii [27], TL: Marsabit, S.E. of Lake Rudolph
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ochracea ♀-f. atavica Storace, 1955; Mem. Soc. ent. ital. 33: 123, TL: Marsabit, 4500 piedi, Northern Frontier District, Chenia
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ochracea ; [BAFR, 11]
Papilio dardanus ochracea f. ochracea ; [BAFR, 11, fig. (f.form)]
Papilio dardanus ochracea f. hippocoonides ; [BAFR, 11, fig. (f.form)]
Papilio (Princeps) dardanus ochraceana ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. d. tibullus Kirby, 1880
E.Kenya, E.Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia Papilio tibullus Kirby, 1880; Proc. R. Dublin Soc. (2) 2: 339, TL: Zanzibar
Papilio cenea maculatus Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 91, TL: Deutsch-Ost-Africa
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio cenea discopunctatus Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 92, TL: Deutsch-Ost-Africa
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio cenea salaami Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 92, TL: Dar-es-Salaam
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio boosi Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 89, TL: Dar-es-Salam
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ♀-f. trimeni Poulton, 1906; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1906 (2) : 283, TL: Zanzibar; Kikuyu Escarpment, B.E. Africa
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus var. tibullus ab. gomia Strand, 1911; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 25 (10/11): 121, TL: Gomja
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus tibullus ♀-f. lamborni Poulton, 1918; in Eltringham, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (2-4) : 335, TL: Ufiomi, 35° 50'E, 4° 16'S
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ♀-f. mombasicus Stoneham, 1951; Butterflies of Western Kenya: 3, TL: Protectorate of Kenya, Mombasa
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ♀-f. melanoleuca Stoneham, 1951; Butterflies of Western Kenya: 8, TL: Bamburi, Kenya Coast
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus tibullus ; [BAFR, 11]
Papilio (Princeps) dardanus tibullus ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. d. polytrophus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Kenya (highlands, E of Rift Valley) Papilio dardanus polytrophus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 10 (3) : 488, TL: Kikuyu Escarpment, British East Africa
Papilio dardanus tibullus ♀-f. dorippoides Trimen, 1909; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1908 (3) : 554, TL: Nairobi
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ♀-f. speciosa Le Cerf, 1912; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1912 : 290, TL: Afrique orientale anglaise, Kijabé, 2100 m, dans le Kikuyu Escarpment
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ♀-f. jeanneli Le Cerf, 1912; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1912 : 290, TL: Afrique orientale anglaise, Kijabé, 2100 m, dans le Kikuyu Escarpment
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus var. polytrophus f. punctimargo Le Cerf, 1912; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1912 : 336, TL: Afrique orientale allemande, Kijabé (Kikuyu Escarpment), 2100m
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus polytrophus ♀-f. hippocooninus Reuss, 1921; Ent. Rundsch. 38: 23
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus polytrophus ♀-f. albescens Reuss, 1921; Ent. Rundsch. 38: 23
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus polytrophus ♀-f. nigrescens Reuss, 1921; Ent. Rundsch. 38: 23
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus polytrophus ♀-f. acenoides Reuss, 1921; Ent. Rundsch. 38: 24
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus polytrophus ♀-f. trophonoides Reuss, 1921; Ent. Rundsch. 38: 24
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus polytrophus ♀-f. mixtoides Reuss, 1921; Ent. Rundsch. 38: 24
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus var. polytrophus f. protocenea Bryk & Peebles, 1932; Mitt. Dt. Ent. Ges. 3: 10, TL: Elmenteita, Kenya Colony
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus var. polytrophus f. astarte Bryk & Peebles, 1932; Mitt. Dt. Ent. Ges. 3: 10, TL: Elmenteita, Kenya Colony
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ♂-f. nairobianus Stoneham, 1932; Bull. Stoneham Mus. (13): 2, TL: Kenya Colony, Nairobi
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ♀-f. poultoni Ford, 1936; Trans. R. Ent. Soc. Lond. 85: 465, TL: Kenya Colony, Nairobi
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus nairobianus ♀-f. akechia Stoneham, 1951; Butterflies of Western Kenya: 8, TL: Nairobi
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus nairobianus ♀-f. neria Stoneham, 1951; Butterflies of Western Kenya: 8
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ♀-f. millari Stoneham, 1951; Butterflies of Western Kenya: 9
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ♀-f. babingtonia Stoneham, 1951; Butterflies of Western Kenya: 9
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus nairobianus ♀-f. akechiana Stoneham, 1951; Butterflies of Western Kenya: 10
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus nairobianus ♀-f. neriana Stoneham, 1951; Butterflies of Western Kenya: 11
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ♀-f. harmonia Stoneham, 1951; Butterflies of Western Kenya: 11
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio dardanus ♀-f. ariadne Stoneham, 1951; Butterflies of Western Kenya: 11
= ; [AfrL]; [AfrL]

Papilio dardanus polytrophus ; [BAFR, 12]
Papilio (Princeps) dardanus polytrophus ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
Papilio dardanus polytrophus f. hippocoonides ; [BAFR, 11, fig. (f.form)]
Papilio dardanus polytrophus f. protohippocoonides ; [BAFR, 12, fig. (f.form)]
Papilio dardanus polytrophus f. prototrophonius ; [BAFR, 12, fig. (f.form)]
Papilio dardanus polytrophus f. protosalaami ; [BAFR, 12, fig. (f.form)]
Papilio dardanus polytrophus f. planemoides ; [BAFR, 12, fig. (f.form)]
Papilio dardanus polytrophus f. protoplanemoides ; [BAFR, 12, fig. (f.form)]
Papilio dardanus polytrophus f. swynnertoni ; [BAFR, 12, fig. (f.form)]
Papilio dardanus polytrophus f. protocenea ; [BAFR, 12, fig. (f.form)]

Papilio constantinus Ward, 1871
-. See [About maps] Constantine's swallowtail
Papilio constantinus Ward, 1871; Ent. mon. Mag. 8 : 34, TL: Ribé, East Africa
Princeps constantinus ;
Papilio constantinus ; [BOW: pl. 89, f. 22]; [BK, 111]
Papilio (Princeps) constantinus ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Larva on Clausena spp., C. anisata, Vepris reflexa, V. undulata, V. lanceolata, Citrus sp., Teclea trifoliatum, T. nobilis, T. gerrardii

Natal, Transvaal, Rhodesia, Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya (coastal), S.Somalia, SE.Ethiopia Papilio constantinus f. chrysothemis Stoneham, 1931; Bull. Stoneham Mus. (3): 1, TL: Kibwezi
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio constantinus constantinus ; [BAFR, 14]
Papilio (Princeps) constantinus constantinus ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. c. lecerfi Koçak, 1996
Kenya (central highlands, Mau Escarpment) Papilio constantinus lecerfi Koçak, 1996; Centre Ent. Stud. Misc. Papers 27-28: (10-16), TL: Tanganyika Territ., Escarpment, 6,500-9,000ft
Papilio constantinus alticola Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Hill. Mus. 1 (3) : 578 (preocc. Papilio antinorii var. alticola Boullet & Le Cerf, 1912), TL: Tanganyika Territ., Escarpment, 6,500-9,000ft
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio constantinus monticolus Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Hill. Mus. 1 (3) : 387 (preocc. Papilio sarpedon monticolus Fruhstorfer, 1896), TL: Escarpment, B.E.A., 6,500-9,000ft
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio constantinus monticolus ; [BAFR, 14 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) constantinus lecerfi ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. c. mweruanus Joicey & Talbot, 1927
Congo Republic (Lomami, Shaba), W.Tanzania, Zambia Papilio constantinus mweruana Joicey & Talbot, 1927; Encycl. Ent. (B III) 2 (1): 1, TL: S.E. Congo, Kasenga, west bank of Luapala River, S.W. Lake Mweru district
Papilio constantinus f. mathieui Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 104, TL: Congo Belge, Sankishia
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio constantinus mweruana f. wittei Berger, 1981; Les Papillons du Zaire: 47, TL: Mabwe, 585m, Parc national de l'Upemba
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio constantinus mweruanus ; [BAFR, 14 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) constantinus mweruanus ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio delalandei Godart, [1824]
Madagascar. See [About maps] Papilio delalandei Godart, [1824]; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (2): 811, TL: Cafrerie, sur les bords de Groot Fisch Rivier [error, = Madagascar]
Papilio lalandei Boisduval, 1836; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1 : 326 (lapsus, emend.?)
Princeps delalandei ;
Papilio delalandii ; (missp.)
Papilio delalandei ; [BAFR, 28]
Papilio delelande[sic] ; [BOW: pl. 90, f. 4]
Papilio (Princeps) delalandei ; [MadL]; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio phorcas Cramer, [1775]
-. See [About maps] Apple-green swallowtail Green Banded Swallowtail
Papilio phorcas Cramer, [1775]; Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 4, TL: Sierra Leona
?Papilio phorcas casphor Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 97, TL: Tabora
Princeps phorcas ;
Papilio phorcas ; [BOW: pl. 90, f. 14]; [BK, 110]
Papilio (Princeps) phorcas ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Larva on Vepris, Teclea [BK], Teclea nobilis, T. simplicifolia, Macrostylis villosa, Oriciopsis sp., Calodendrum species, Clausena species, Citrus sp., Fagara sp., Toddalia sp. [AfrL]

Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria Papilio doreus Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 457, TL: Sierra Leon
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio thersander Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 32, TL: Sierra Leon
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio phorcas ♀ f. media Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Hill. Mus. 1 (3) : 381, pl. 2, f. 14, TL: Sierra Leone
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio phorcas phorcas ; [BAFR, 14]
Papilio (Princeps) phorcas phorcas ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. p. ansorgei Rothschild, 1896
Kenya (highland forest, E of Rift Valley) Papilio phorcas ansorgei Rothschild, 1896; Novit. Zool. 3 (3): 324, TL: Uganda Protectorate, Man
Papilio phorcas tippelskirchi Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 96, TL: Brit.-Ost.-Africa, Nairobi
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio phorcas ♀ f. thersandroides Aurivillius, 1908; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 13 : 17
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio phorcas ansorgei ; [BAFR, 14 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) phorcas ansorgei ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. p. congoanus Rothschild, 1896
Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), Gabon, Congo, C.A.R, N.Angola, Congo Republic, W.Uganda, W.Tanzania, N.Zambia Papilio phorcas congoanus Rothschild, 1896; Novit. Zool. 3 (3): 325, TL: Upper Congo, Lukolele
Papilio phorcas caspor Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 97, TL: Tanzania, Tabora
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio phorcas ab. kassaiensis Strand, 1916; Lepidoptera Niepeltiana (2) : 25, pl. 13, f. 7, TL: Kongo, Kassaifluss
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio phorcas f. bergeri Storace, 1955; Mem. Soc. ent. ital. 33: 126, TL: Congo Republic, Lualaba; Kakakumba; Tshiboe; Kinda; Mutumba
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio phorcas f. xera Storace, 1955; Mem. Soc. ent. ital. 33: 127, TL: Kafakumba nel Catanga
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio phorcas f. viridissima Basquin & Turlin, 1986; Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. (49): 22, TL: Bangui (Centrafrique)
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio phorcas congoanus f. ponzonii Sala, 1992; Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. No. 75-76: 35, TL: Gabon
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio phorcas congoanus ; [BAFR, 14 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) phorcas congoanus ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. p. nyikanus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
highland forest (NE.Zambia, Malawi, E.Tanzania) Papilio phorcas nyikanus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 10 (3) : 489, TL: Nyassaland, Kasunga Mts., Nyika
Papilio phorcas leopoldi Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 97, TL: Deutsch-Ost-Africa, Walde zwischen Mori und Mangati
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio phorcas ab. phorcadius Strand, 1911; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 25 (10/11): 121, TL: Tanzania, Amani I.
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio phorcas nyikanus ; [BAFR, 14 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) phorcas nyikanus ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. p. ruscoei Krüger, 1928
E.Uganda, Kenya (highlands, W of Rift Valley) Papilio phorcas f. ruscoei Krüger, 1928; Int. ent. Z. 22: 230, TL: Brit. O. Africa, Mt. Elgon
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio phorcas ♀ f. mutans Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Hill. Mus. 1 (3) : 380, pl. 2, f. 2, TL: Mabera Forest, Kyagive, Mulanga, 4000ft
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio phorcas f. furcula Bryk, 1927; Zool. Anz. 74: 77, TL: Mount Elgon, Gebirgsbach Koptawelil, 2465m
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio phorcas f. inexpectata Bryk, 1927; Zool. Anz. 74: 78, TL: Mount Elgon, Gebirgsbach Koptawelil, 2465m
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio phorcas pseudothersander Krüger, 1937; Ent. Rundsch. 55: 84, TL: Uganda
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio phorcas f. polyxena Stoneham, 1951; Butterflies of Western Kenya: 14, TL: [? W. Kenya]
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio phorcas f. bayoni Storace, 1955; Mem. Soc. ent. ital. 33: 128, TL: Uganda, Busoga
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio phorcas nilotica Storace, 1961; Doriana 3 (115): 1, TL: Uganda occidentale e centrale; Kivu orientale
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio phorcas ruscoei ; [BAFR, 14]
Papilio (Princeps) phorcas ruscoei ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. p. sudanicola Storace, 1965
S.Sudan (forested mountains) Papilio phorcas sudanicola Storace, 1965; J. E.Afr. Nat. Hist. Soc. Nat. Mus. 25 (1): 71, TL: S.E. Sudan, Didinga, Nagichot
Papilio phorcas sudanicola ; [BAFR, 14]
Papilio (Princeps) phorcas sudanicola ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. p. tenuifasciatus Kielland, 1990
N.Tanzania (highlands in the north), Kenya (Chyulu Hills) Papilio phorcas tenuifasciatus Kielland, 1990; Butterflies of Tanzania: 44, TL: Tanzania, Ngorongoro, 2200m
Papilio (Princeps) phorcas tenuifasciatus ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. p. bardamu Canu, 1994
Equatorial Guinea (Bioko I.) Papilio phorcas bardamu Canu, 1994; Lambillionea 94 (3) (I): 316, TL: Equatorial Guinea - Bioko
Papilio phorcas bardamu f. velledae Canu, 1994; Lambillionea 94 (3) (I): 317, TL: Equatorial Guinea - Bioko
Papilio (Princeps) phorcas bardamu ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio × nandina Rothschild & Jordan, 1901
Kenya Escarpment Papilio nandina Rothschild & Jordan, 1901; Novit. Zool. 8 (4) : 403, pl. 9, f. 1, TL: British E. Africa, Escarpment, 6500-9000ft.
Papilio phorcas ansorgei × dardanus polytrophus ; Clark & Sheppard, 1975, Proc. R. ent Soc. Lond. (39): (?37-40)
Papilio nandina ; [BAFR, 14]

Papilio mangoura Hewitson, 1875
Madagascar. See [About maps] Papilio mangoura Hewitson, 1875; Ent. mon. Mag. 11 : 226, TL: Madagascar
Papilio mangoura ; Hewitson, 1877, Ill. exot. Butts [1] (Papilio XV): [27], pl. [15], f. 49-50; [BAFR, 28]
Princeps mangoura ;
Papilio mangoura ; [BOW: pl. 90, f. 4 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) mangoura ; [MadL]; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio morondavana Grose-Smith, 1891
Madagascar. See [About maps] Papilio morondavana Grose-Smith, 1891; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 8 (43) : 78, TL: Mahobo, Morondava River, W.Madagascar
Papilio morondavana ; [BAFR, 30]
Papilio (Princeps) morondavana ; [MadL]; [AfrL]; Smith & Vane-Wright, 2008, Syst. Biodiv. 6 (2): 190; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio grosesmithi Rothschild, 1926
Madagascar. See [About maps] Papilio grosesmithi Rothschild, 1926; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 17: 113, TL: NW.Madagascar
Papilio grose-smithi ?f. praeses Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Hill. Mus. 1 (3) : 388, pl. 4, f. 34-35, TL: N.W. Madagascar
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio grosesmithi ; [BAFR, 30]
Princeps grosesmithi ;
Papilio (Princeps) grosesmithi ; [MadL]; [AfrL]; Smith & Vane-Wright, 2008, Syst. Biodiv. 6 (2): 190; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio demodocus Esper, 1799
-. See [About maps] Citrus swallotail Citrus butterfly Orange Dog Christmas Butterfly
Papilio demodocus Esper, 1799; Die ausl. Schmett. : 205, pl. 51, f. 1
Princeps demodocus ;
Papilio demodocus ; [BOW: pl. 90, f. 5]
Papilio demodocus demodocus ; [BK, 114]
Papilio (Princeps) demodocus ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Larva on Clausena inaequalis, Calodendron capense, Toddalia aculeata, T. lanceolata, Teclea natalensis, T. swynnertoni, Citrus, Fagara capensis, Ptaeroxylon utile, Foeniculum vulgare, Bubon galbanum, B. gummiferum, Hippodromus alata, Pituranthos burchelli [PBSA]

Larva on Phellodendron amurense, Ptelia trifoliata, Skimmia japonica, (oviposits and feeds to maturity) [Marc W. Schenck]

Larva on (more and some duplicates with alternate names) Archangelica officinalis Deverra burchelli, Fagaropsis angolensis, Haplophyllum sp., Hippobromus pauciflorus, Oricia bachmannii, O. swynnertoni, Pseudospondias microcarpa, Ptaeroxylon obliquum, Ruta sp., Vepris lanceolata, Zanthoxylum capense, Z. delagoense [AfrL]

Tropical Africa, Madagascar Papilio demoleus var. nubila Capronnier, 1881; Bull. Soc. ent. Belge 1881 [?]: 43, TL: Côte Occidentale d'Afrique, Golfe Benin, d'Agoué (Aghwey)
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus docusdemo Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 101, pl. 2, f. 1, TL: Tabora
= ; [AfrL]; Smith & Vane-Wright, 2008, Syst. Biodiv. 6 (2): 190
Papilio demodocus albicans Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 102, TL: [Cameroon] Barombi Station
= ; [AfrL]; Smith & Vane-Wright, 2008, Syst. Biodiv. 6 (2): 190
Papilio demodocus ab. karema Strand, 1911; Mitt. zool. Mus. Berl. 5 (2) : 294, TL: S. Tanganyika, Bismarckburg; Tanganyika, Karema; Kilwa, Maliwe; Mtanga, Ufipa; Sokosi, Ufipa; Kitungulu, Urungu
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus ab. cariei Le Cerf, 1913; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1913 : 406, TL: Ile Maurice, Curepipe
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus ab. tessmanni Schultze, 1914; Archiv. Naturgesch. 79 (A) 8: 2, TL: Süd Kamerun, Akoafim
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus ab. conflua Strand, 1914; Arch. Naturgesch. 80 A (2) : 158, TL: Kamerun, Duala
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus f. epunctatus Le Cerf, 1927; Encycl. ent. (B.3 Lep.) 2: 58, TL: Ile Maurice, Moka
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus demodocus f. minor Dufrane, 1936; Lambillionea 36: 40, TL: Bamako, S.O. Soudan, sur les bords du Niger
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus demodocus ab. juncta Dufrane, 1936; Lambillionea 36: 40, TL: Bamako, S.O. Soudan, sur les bords du Niger
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus demodocus ab. semijuncta Dufrane, 1936; Lambillionea 36: 40, TL: Côte d'Ivoire (ancienne Haute Volta), Bobo, Diolasso
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus demodocus ab. mathieui Dufrane, 1936; Lambillionea 36: 41, TL: Kalule Nord, Katanga
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus demodocus ab. houzeaui Dufrane, 1936; Lambillionea 36: 41, TL: Bamako, S.O. Soudan, sur les bords du Niger
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus f. longsdoni Krüger, 1937; Ent. Rundsch. 55: 84, TL: Portug. Ostafrika
= ; [AfrL]
aurantiorum Fabricius, 1938
= ; Smith & Vane-Wright, 2008, Syst. Biodiv. 6 (2): 190
Papilio demodocus f. oblongula Berio, 1941; Boll. Soc. Ent. Italiana 73: 91, TL: S. Nicolau, Dominga
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus f. viginta Berio, 1941; Boll. Soc. Ent. Italiana 73: 91, TL: [Ghana] Ascianti
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus f. adla Berio, 1941; Boll. Soc. Ent. Italiana 73: 92, TL: Congo Belga
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus demodocus ab. vreuricki Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 114, TL: Congo Belge
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus demodocus ab. duboisi Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 114, TL: Elisabethville, Katanga
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus demodocus ab. aurantiaca Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 114, TL: Congo Belge, Luébo
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus demodocus ab. ochrea Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 114, TL: Congo Belge, Léopoldville
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus ab. dufranei Berger, 1950; Ann. Mus. Congo belge Zool. (3) 8 (1): 41, TL: Uele, Doruma-Sili
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus ab. overlaeti Berger, 1950; Ann. Mus. Congo belge Zool. (3) 8 (1): 42, TL: Uele, Doruma-Sili
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus f. confluens Storace, 1963; Boll. Soc. ent. ital. 92: 102, TL: Madagascar, Tananarive
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus f. bennettoides Storace, 1963; Boll. Soc. ent. ital. 92: 102, TL: Congo ex Belga, Kafakumba
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus f. atromaculatus Storace, 1963; Boll. Soc. ent. ital. 92: 102, TL: Eritrea, Dorfu presso Asmara, m. 1500 s.l.m
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus f. continua Storace, 1963; Boll. Soc. ent. ital. 92: 103, TL: Eritrea, Himberti
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus f. deminuta Storace, 1963; Boll. Soc. ent. ital. 92: 103, TL: Eritrea centrale, Himberti
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus f. flavocincta Storace, 1963; Boll. Soc. ent. ital. 92: 103, TL: Abissinia sud-occidentale, Dalle
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus f. latevittata Storace, 1963; Boll. Soc. ent. ital. 92: 103, TL: Guinea superiore, Accra
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus f. pseudopraeses Storace, 1963; Boll. Soc. ent. ital. 92: 104, TL: Somalia meridionale, Belet Amin sul basso Giuba
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus ab. belonota Vári, 1976; Ann. Transv. Mus. 30 : 125, TL: Pretoria
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio demodocus demodocus ; [BAFR, 30]
Papilio (Princeps) demodocus demodocus ; [MadL]; [AfrL]; Smith & Vane-Wright, 2008, Syst. Biodiv. 6 (2): 190; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. d. bennetti Dixey, 1898
Yemen (Socotra I.) Papilio bennetti Dixey, 1898; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1898 : 381, TL: Jebel Dryet, 4900ft
Papilio demodocus bennetti ; [BAFR, 30]
Papilio (Princeps) demodocus bennetti ; [AfrL]; Smith & Vane-Wright, 2008, Syst. Biodiv. 6 (2): 190; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758
Ceylon, India, Burma, AU. See [About maps] Lime Butterfly
Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 464, TL: Canton
Papilio demoleus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Papilio demoleus demoleus, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Papilio demoleus, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Princeps demoleus ;
Papilio demoleus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 279; [BIR, 395]; [BOR, 60]; [MRS, 156]; Page & Treadaway, 2003, Butterflies of the world, 17: 8
Papilio (Princeps) demoleus ; [AfrL]; Smith & Vane-Wright, 2008, Syst. Biodiv. 6 (2): 190; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
[demoleus-1l.jpg] 272x310 (~14Kb) larva Estern Assam [Numarigarh], India, 05 November 2003 Afternoon [Indian name of the tree is Pupnus. It is from lime catagory. Fruits are similar but larger in size], Photo © Kedar Tokekar [demoleus-2.jpg] 769x513 (~108Kb) Thailand, Krabi 24.12.2003-7.1.2004, Photo © Olli Vesikko [demoleus-3.jpg] 769x513 (~113Kb) Thailand, Krabi 24.12.2003-7.1.2004, Photo © Olli Vesikko
[demoleus-4l.jpg] 600x400 (~29Kb) larva India: Melghat, 4.10.2008, Photo © Kedar Tokekar

Larva on (citrus trees) [BIR] Psoralea tenax, P. patens [BAUR]

Larva on Psoralea cinerea, P. leucantha, P. patens, P. pinnata, P. pustulata, P. tenax, Citrus aurantium, Microcitrus australis K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)


Ceylon, India, N.Vietnam, S.China, Hainan, Taiwan, Philippines Papilio erithonius Cramer, [1779]; Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): 67, pl. 232, f. A-B, TL: China; Coromandel
= ; Smith & Vane-Wright, 2008, Syst. Biodiv. 6 (2): 190
Papilio epius Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 35, TL: China
= Papilio demoleus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 279
= ; Smith & Vane-Wright, 2008, Syst. Biodiv. 6 (2): 190
Papilio erithonius var. demoleinus Oberthür, 1879; Étud. d'Ent. 4 : 57, TL: China
= Papilio demoleus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 279
= ; Smith & Vane-Wright, 2008, Syst. Biodiv. 6 (2): 190
Papilio demoleus libanius Fruhstorfer, 1908; Ent. Zs. 22 (35) : 141
= ; Smith & Vane-Wright, 2008, Syst. Biodiv. 6 (2): 190
flavosignatus Heydemann, 1954
= ; Smith & Vane-Wright, 2008, Syst. Biodiv. 6 (2): 190
Papilio demoleus ab. chryseis Boullet & Le Cerf, 1912; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1912 (11) : 247, TL: Pnom-Penh
Papilio demoleus libanius ; [MRS, 156]; Page & Treadaway, 2003, Butterflies of the world, 17: 9, pl. 43, f. 5-8
Papilio (Princeps) demoleus demoleus ; Smith & Vane-Wright, 2008, Syst. Biodiv. 6 (2): 190

Larva on (as Papilio demoleus libanius) Citrus spp., Glycosmis citrifolia, Zanthoxylum ailanthoides, Z. nitidum, Clausena excavata, Fortunella spp., Microcitrus australis, Atalantia buxifolia, Psoralea leucantha, P. patens [MRS]

P. d. sthenelus MacLeay, 1826
Australia Chequered Swallowtail
Papilio sthenelus MacLeay, [1826]; in King, Narr. Surv. Austr. 2: 457, TL: Australia
sumbanus de Nicéville & Elwes, 1897
= ; Smith & Vane-Wright, 2008, Syst. Biodiv. 6 (2): 190 (nom. nud.)
Papilio demoleus pictus Fruhstorfer, 1898; Ent. Zs. 11 (24) : 189
= ; Smith & Vane-Wright, 2008, Syst. Biodiv. 6 (2): 190
Papilio demoleus sthenelus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 282; [BAUR: 88]
Papilio (Princeps) demoleus sthenelus ; Smith & Vane-Wright, 2008, Syst. Biodiv. 6 (2): 190

Larva on Psoralea, Psoralea tenax, P. patens, P. cinerea, P. leucantha, P. pustulata, P. badocana, less Citrus spp.?

P. d. malayanus Wallace, 1865
Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, S.Vietnam, Peninsular Malaya Papilio erithonius loc. f. malayanus Wallace, 1865; Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 25 (1) : 59
annamiticus Fruhstorfer, 1901
= ; Smith & Vane-Wright, 2008, Syst. Biodiv. 6 (2): 190
Papilio demoleus malayanus, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Papilio (Princeps) demoleus malayanus ; [BMP: 67, pl. 3, f. 16]; Smith & Vane-Wright, 2008, Syst. Biodiv. 6 (2): 190
[malayanus-1.jpg] 696x792 (~84Kb) Thailand, Chon Buri Province, Pattaya environs, Ko Lan island, ruderal vegeation at a roadside. 15th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

Larva on Citrus, Glycosmis pentaphylla, Ziziphus jujuba [BMP]


P. d. sthenelinus Rothschild, 1895
?Sumba, Flores - Alor Papilio demoleus sthenelinus Rothschild, 1895; Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 281, TL: Alor
Papilio (Princeps) demoleus sthenelinus ; Smith & Vane-Wright, 2008, Syst. Biodiv. 6 (2): 190
P. d. novoguineensis Rothschild, 1908
S.Papua Papilio demoleus novoguineensis Rothschild, 1908; Novit. Zool. 15 (1) : 170, TL: British New Guinea, Lower Aroa; Redscar Bay
Papilio demoleus novoguineensis ; [BAUR, 88 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) demoleus novoguineensis ; Smith & Vane-Wright, 2008, Syst. Biodiv. 6 (2): 190

Larva on Salvia [BAUR]


Papilio erithonioides Grose-Smith, 1891
Madagascar. See [About maps] Papilio erithonioides Grose-Smith, 1891; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 7 (37) : 122, TL: North-west coast of Malagasy Republic
Papilio erithonioides ; [BAFR, 30]
Papilio demodocus erithonioides ; Storace, 1955, Mem. Soc. ent. ital. 33: (?120-137)
Papilio erithonioides ; [BOW: pl. 90, f. 5 (text)]
Princeps erithonioides ;
Papilio (Princeps) erithonioides ; [MadL]; [AfrL]; Smith & Vane-Wright, 2008, Syst. Biodiv. 6 (2): 190; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

The hesperus species-group
hesperus ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio hesperus Westwood, 1843
-. See [About maps] Emperor swallotail
Papilio hesperus Westwood, 1843; Arcana entomologica, 1: 189, TL: Gold Coast [error, = Cameroon]
Papilio hesperus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Princeps hesperus ;
Papilio hesperus ; [BOW: pl. 90, f. 10]
Papilio (Princeps) hesperus ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Larva on Beilschmiedia ugandensis, Beilschmiedia sp. [AfrL]

Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), Congo, Congo Republic, Uganda, NW.Tanzania, N.Zambia Papilio horribilis var. calabaricus Distant, 1879; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879 : 649, TL: Isubu, Mongo-ma-lobah
= Papilio hesperus ; Larsen, 2005
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio hesperus maculatissimus Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 95, TL: Nordwest Camerun, Ndian
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio hesperus f. additionis Strand, 1913; Archiv Naturg. 79 A (2) : 175, TL: Bukoba
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio hesperus f. bukoba Richelmann, 1913; Int. ent. Z. 7 : 106, TL: Bei Bukoba am Viktoria-See
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio hesperus ?ab. dualana Strand, 1914; Arch. Naturgesch. 80 A (2) : 160, TL: Duala, Kamerun
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio hesperus var. kassaiensis Moreau, 1917; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1917 : 126, TL: Congo Belge, district de Kassai, entre les rivières Louébo et Loangué
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio embodinus Ehrmann, 1921; Lepidoptera 5 (2): 18, TL: E. Africa
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio hesperus f.indiv. insolitus Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Hill. Mus. 1 (3) : 384, pl. 3, f. 23, TL: Congo Belge, Luluabourg, Kassai
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio hesperus ♂-f. rufopuncta Stoneham, 1944; Bull. Stoneham Mus. (48): [3], TL: Uganda Protectorate, Mabira Forest
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio hesperus hesperus ab. lagai Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 103, TL: Bord de la Lomela environs de Gombé
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio hesperus hesperus ab. blariauxi Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 103, TL: Longatshimo, 85 km. de Tshikapa, Kasai
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio hesperus hesperus ab. cuvelieri Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 103, TL: Congo Belge, Punia, Kivu
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio hesperus hesperus f. mariae Dufrane, 1953; Bull. Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 89: 43, TL: Kivu, rivière Muana
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio hesperus hesperus f. punctata Dufrane, 1953; Bull. Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 89: 43, TL: Kivu, rivière Muana
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio hesperus hesperus ; [BAFR, 16]
Papilio (Princeps) hesperus hesperus ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. h. feae Storace, 1963
Equatorial Guinea (Bioko) Papilio hesperus feae Storace, 1963; Mem. Soc. Ent. Italiana 42: 99, TL: Punta Frailes
Papilio hesperus feae ; [BAFR, 16 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) hesperus feae ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. h. sudana Gabriel, 1945
S.Sudan Papilio hesperus sudana Gabriel, 1945; Entomologist 78: 151, TL: Sudan, Lotti Forest
Papilio hesperus sudana ; [BAFR, 16 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) hesperus sudana ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio euphranor Trimen, 1868
South Africa (Transkei - Natal - Transvaal), Swaziland. See [About maps] Papilio euphranor Trimen, 1868; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1868 (1) : 70, TL: Kaffraria Proper, Boolo Forest, near Tsomo, a tributary of the Kei
Papilio euphranor moratus Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Hill. Mus. 1 (3) : 381, TL: Natal, Alfred District, Impetenyeni Forest, 3000ft
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio euphranor ; [BAFR, 18]; [BOW: pl. 89, f. 22 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) euphranor ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Larva on Cryptocarya woodii [PBSA]


Papilio horribilis Butler, 1874
S.Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana. See [About maps] Papilio horribilis Butler, 1874; Lepid. Exotica (11): 88, TL: Cape Coast, Fantee
Papilio hermes Boullet & Le Cerf, 1912; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1912 : 142, TL: Haut Cavally, hinterland franco-liberién, Mission franco-liberiénne; Sierra Leone
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio hermes var. pellax Boullet & Le Cerf, 1912; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1912 : 142, TL: Haut Cavally, hinterland franco-liberién, Mission franco-liberiénne
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio horribilis ; [BAFR, 18]
Papilio (Princeps) horribilis ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Larva on Beilschmiedia manni? [AfrL]


Papilio pelodurus Butler, 1896
-. See [About maps] Papilio pelodurus Butler, 1896; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 : 720, TL: Nyasaland, Zomba
Papilio pelodorus[sic] ; [BOW: pl. 90, f. 10 (text) (missp.?)]
Papilio (Princeps) pelodurus ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Larva on Cryptocarya liebertiana, Ocotea usambarensis [AfrL]

highland forest (Malawi) Papilio pelodurus pelodurus f.indiv. lyrus Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Hill. Mus. 1 (3) : 382, pl. 3, f. 30, TL: Nyasaland, Mlanje
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio pelodurus pelodurus f.indiv. extensus Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Hill. Mus. 1 (3) : 382, pl. 3, f. 28, TL: Nyasaland, Zomba
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio pelodurus pelodurus ; [BAFR, 18]
Papilio (Princeps) pelodurus pelodurus ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. p. vesper Le Cerf, 1924
E.Tanzania, S.Tanzania, NE.Zambia, N.Malawi Papilio pelodurus vesper Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Hill. Mus. 1 (3) : 383, pl. 3, f. 25, TL: German East Africa
Papilio pelodurus ab. histricus Boullet & Le Cerf, 1912; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1912 : 142, TL: Afrique orientale allemande, Tanga
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio pelodurus vesper f.indiv. excedens Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Hill. Mus. 1 (3) : 383, TL: German east Africa
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio pelodurus vesper ; [BAFR, 18 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) pelodurus vesper ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

The menestheus species-group
demolion; (part)
menestheus ; [AfrL]

Papilio menestheus Drury, 1773
-. See [About maps] Western emperor swallowtail
Papilio menestheus Drury, 1773; Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 2 : 15, TL: Sierra Leon
Papilio menestheus ; [BAFR, 28]
Papilio mnestheus[sic?] ; [BOW: pl. 90, f. 16]
Princeps menestheus ;
Papilio (Princeps) menestheus ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, W.Cameroon Papilio menestheus ab. pygmaeus Aurivillius, 1899; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 31 (5) : 478, TL: Kamerun
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio menestheus ab. unimaculatus Strand, 1914; Arch. Naturgesch. 80 A (2) : 158, TL: Duala
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio menestheus v. lormieri ab. latefasciatus Schultze, 1917; Archiv. Biontologie 4 (2): 20, TL: Südkamerun, Bipindi
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio (Princeps) menestheus menestheus ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. m. canui Gauthier, 1984
Equatorial Guinea (Bioko) Papilio menestheus canui Gauthier, 1984; Ent. Zs. 94: 316, TL: Insel Bioko, Strand bei Ureca
Papilio (Princeps) menestheus canui ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio lormieri Distant, 1874
-. See [About maps] Central emperor swallowtail
Papilio lormieri Distant, 1874; Ent. mon. Mag. 11 : 129, TL: [French West Africa] Madagascar [error]
Papilio lormieri, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Princeps lormieri ;
Papilio lormieri ; [BOW: pl. 90, f. 13]
Papilio (Princeps) lormieri ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Larva on Clausena anisata, Fagaropsis sp., Teclea spp., Fagara macrophylla [AfrL]

Cameroon, Congo Republic, N.Angola, SW.Sudan Papilio menestheus v. lormieri ab. bassana Strand, 1913; Archiv Naturg. 79 A (2) : 24, TL: Kamerun, Bassagebiet a. Lom.
Papilio menestheus var. aureus Moreau, 1917; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1917 : 126, TL: Congo belge, district de Kassaï comprise entre les rivières Louébo et Loangué
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio menestheus lormieri ab. cuvelieri Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 114, TL: Punia, Kivu
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio lormieri lormieri ; [BAFR, 29]
Papilio (Princeps) lormieri lormieri ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. l. semlikana Le Cerf, 1924
NE.Congo Republic (E.Kivu), W.Uganda, NW.Tanzania Papilio menestheus-lormieri semlikana Le Cerf, 1924; Bull. Hill. Mus. 1 (3) : 388, TL: Semliki River
Papilio lormieri semlikana ; [BAFR, 29 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) lormieri semlikana ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. l. neocrocea Koçak, 1983
E.Uganda, C.Uganda, W.Kenya Lormier's Swallowtail Central Emperor Swallowtail
Papilio lormieri neocrocea Koçak, 1983; Priamus 2 : 165 (repl. Papilio lormieri crocea Storace, 1955)
Papilio lormieri f. ophidicephaloides Stoneham, 1951; Butterflies of Western Kenya: 18, TL: Uganda, Mabira Forest
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio lormieri f. rufopunctata Stoneham, 1951; Butterflies of Western Kenya: 18
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio lormieri crocea Storace, 1955; Mem. Soc. ent. ital. 33: 132 (preocc. Papilio croceus Fourcroy, 1785), TL: Entebbe; Mabera Forest; Kibanga; Kyetume; Mubango
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio lormieri crocea ; [BAFR, 29 (text)]; [BK, 114]
Papilio (Princeps) lormieri neocrocea ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Larva on Rutaceaea, Clausema [BK]


Papilio ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878
-. See [About maps] Emperor Swallowtail
Papilio ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878; Étud. d'Ent. 3 : 13, TL: aux montagnes de Schimba, sur la Côte, en face de l'île de Zanzibar; Bashee River, Kaffraria
Papilio ophidicephalus ; [BOW: pl. 90, f. 19]
Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Larva on Clausema inqequalis, Fagara capensis, Calodendron capense, Citrus [PBSA], Clausena anisata, Zanthoxylum sp., Zanthoxylum delagoense, Z. davyi, Z. capense [AfrL]

E.Kenya, Tanzania, NE.Zambia, SE.Congo Republic Papilio ophidicephalus ophidicephalus ; [BAFR, 30]
Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus ophidicephalus ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. o. phalusco Suffert, 1904
Natal Papilio ophidicephalus phalusco Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 103, TL: Natal
Papilio ophidicephalus phalusco ; [BAFR, 30 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus phalusco ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. o. chirinda van Son, 1939
W.Mozambique, Zimbabwe Papilio ophidicephalus chirinda van Son, 1939; Ann. Transv. Mus. 20: 59, TL: SE.Rhodesia, Chirinda Forest
Papilio obidicephalus chirinda var. barnesi van Son, 1939; Ann. Transv. Mus. 20: 60, TL: Southern Rhodesia, Vumba Mountains, Umtali District
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio ophidicephalus chirinda ; [BAFR, 30 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus chirinda ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. o. entabeni van Son, 1939
Transvaal Papilio ophidicephalus entabeni van Son, 1939; Ann. Transv. Mus. 20: 60, TL: Northern Transvaal, Entabeni, Zoutpansberg range
Papilio ophidicephalus entabeni ; [BAFR, 30 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus entabeni ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. o. transvaalensis van Son, 1939
Transvaal Papilio ophidicephalus transvaalensis van Son, 1939; Ann. Transv. Mus. 20: 61, TL: North Transvaal, Woodbush, Pietersburg District
Papilio ophidicephalus transvaalensis ; [BAFR, 30 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus transvaalensis ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. o. ayresi van Son, 1939
Swaziland, Tranvaal Papilio ophidicephalus ayresi van Son, 1939; Ann. Transv. Mus. 20: 62, TL: North-east Transvaal, Marieps Mountain, boundary of Lydenburg and Pietersburg Districts
Papilio ophidicephalus ayresi ; [BAFR, 30 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus ayresi ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. o. zuluensis van Son, 1939
Zululand Papilio ophidicephalus zuluensis van Son, 1939; Ann. Transv. Mus. 20: 63, TL: Zululand, Eshowe
Papilio ophidicephalus zuluensis ; [BAFR, 30 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus zuluensis ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. o. cottrelli van Son, 1966
S.Zambia Papilio ophidicephalus cottrelli van Son, 1966; Ann. Transv. Mus. 25 (4): 81, TL: N. Rhodesia, Kamaila Forest Reserve, Chisamba
Papilio ophidicephalus cottrelli ; [BAFR, 30 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus cottrelli ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. o. mkuwadzi Gifford, 1961
SW.Tanzania, N.Malawi, NE.Zambia Papilio ophidicephalus mkuwadzi Gifford, 1961; Entomologist 94: 288, TL: Nyasaland, Mkuwadzi forest, Nkata Bay District
Papilio ophidicephalus mkuwadzi ; [BAFR, 30 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus mkuwadzi ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. o. niassicola Storace, 1955
C.Malawi, S.Malawi Papilio ophidicephalus niassicola Storace, 1955; Mem. Soc. ent. ital. 33: 130, TL: Niassa, Linderdale
Papilio ophidicephalus niassicola ; [BAFR, 30 (text)]
Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus niassicola ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

The leucotaenia species-group
leucotaenia ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio leucotaenia Rothschild, 1908
SW.Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, E.Zaire (Kivu). See [About maps] Papilio leucotaenia Rothschild, 1908; Ent. mon. Mag. 44 : 249, TL: German East Africa, Rugoge Forest, east of the south end of Lake Kivu, 2100-2300m
Princeps leucotaenia ;
Papilio leucotaenia ; [BAFR, 18]
Papilio (Princeps) leucotaenia ; [AfrL]

The nobilis species-group
nobilis ; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Papilio nobilis Rogenhofer, 1891
-. See [About maps] Noble swallowtail
Papilio nobilis Rogenhofer, 1891; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 41 : 563, TL: Africa Orientalis, Pare
Princeps nobilis ;
Papilio nobilis ; [BOW: pl. 90, f. 18]; [BK, 111]
Papilio (Princeps) nobilis ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

Larva on Warburgia ugandensis [AfrL, Van Someren, 1974]

Kenya (highlands), Lake Victoria (N and W shores), E.Uganda, NW.Tanzania Papilio pringlei Sharpe, 1894; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1894 (3) : 352, TL: Kikuyu to Victoria Nyanza via Sotik
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio nobilis f. mariabonaparte Bryk, 1929; Soc. Ent. 44: 22, TL: Deutsch-Ostafrika
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio nobilis f. nobilissima Bryk, 1929; Soc. Ent. 44: 22, TL: Zentral-Afrika
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio nobilis pallidus Stoneham, 1931; Bull. Stoneham Mus. (1): 1, TL: Kenya Colony, Tranz-Nzoia District
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio nobilis f.ab. josetta Smart, 1976; Illust. Encyp. Butt. World: 274, TL: Ugan.
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio nobilis nobilis ; [BAFR, 16]
Papilio (Princeps) nobilis nobilis ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. n. didingensis Carpenter, 1928
S.Sudan Papilio nobilis didingensis Carpenter, 1928; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 76: 30, TL: Sudan, Didinga
Papilio (Princeps) nobilis didingensis ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. n. crippsianus Stoneham, 1936
Congo Republic (Kivu), W.Uganda (Ruwenzori, Ankole, Kigezi), W.Kenya, NW.Tanzania? Papilio nobilis crippsianus Stoneham, 1936; Bull. Stoneham Mus. (30): 2, TL: Western Uganda Protectorate, Kalinzu Forest
Papilio nobilis leroyi Berger, 1950; Ann. Mus. Congo belge Zool. (3) 8 (1): 20, TL: Kivu, Rutshuru
= ; [AfrL]
Papilio nobilis crippsianus ; [BAFR, 16]
Papilio (Princeps) nobilis crippsianus ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]
P. n. mpanda Kielland, 1990
W.Tanzania Papilio nobilis mpanda Kielland, 1990; Butterflies of Tanzania: 43, TL: Mpanda, Kampisa River, 1500m
Papilio (Princeps) nobilis mpanda ; [AfrL]; [Bernard Rond, 2011]

The demolion species-group
demolion; (part, include into menestheus group?)

Papilio demolion Cramer, [1776]
Burma, Siam, Malaysia, Sumatra. See [About maps] Banded Swallowtail
Papilio demolion Cramer, [1776]; Uitl. Kapellen 1 (8): 140, pl. 89, f. A, B, TL: Java
?Papilio demolion messius Fruhstorfer, 1908; Ent. Zs. 22 (18) : 72, TL: Lombok
Papilio demolion demolion, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Menelaides demolion ;
Papilio demolion ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 282; [BOW: pl. 133, f. 16]; [BOR, 62]; Page & Treadaway, 2003, Butterflies of the world, 17: 9

Larva on Luvunga scandens, Citrus Page & Treadaway, 2003, Butterflies of the world, 17: 9

P. d. demolion Cramer, [1776]
S.Burma, Thailand - Singapore, Sumatra, Java - Lombok, N.Borneo Papilio cresphontes Fabricius, 1938; in Bryk, Systema Glossatorum: 48 (preocc.)
Papilio demolion demolion ; Rothschild, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (1): 106
Papilio (Princeps) demolion demolion ; [BMP: 68, pl. 4, f. 1]

Larva on Luvunga scandens [BMP]

P. d. energetes Fruhstorfer, 1908
Nias Papilio demolion energetes Fruhstorfer, 1908; Ent. Zs. 22 (18) : 72, TL: Nias
P. d. delostenus Rothschild, 1908
Philippines (Palawan) Papilio demolion delostenus Rothschild, 1908; Novit. Zool. 15 (1) : 168, TL: Palawan
Papilio demolion delostenus ; Page & Treadaway, 2003, Butterflies of the world, 17: 9, pl. 44, f. 1-2

Papilio liomedon Moore, [1875]
S.India (W.Ghats). See [About maps] Malabar Banded Swallowtail
Papilio liomedon Moore, [1875]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874 (4) : 575, TL: Calicut, Malabar Coast
Papilio demolion liomedon ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 283
Papilio liomedon ; [BIR, 394]; [BOW: pl. 133, f. 16 (text)]; [BOR, 60]

Papilio gigon C. & R. Felder, 1864
Celebes. See [About maps] Papilio gigon C. & R. Felder, 1864; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 14 (3) : 318, 366, TL: Celebes
Papilio gigon Gray, 1856; List Spec. lep. Ins. Brit. Mus. 1: 27 (nom. nud.)
Papilio gigon Wallace, 1865; Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 25 (1) : 59, pl. 7, f. 6, TL: Celebes, Sulla I.
Menelaides gigon ;
Papilio gigon ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 283; [BOW: pl. 133, f. 16 (text)]; [BOR, 62]
Sulawesi
P. g. mangolinus Fruhstorfer, 1899
Sula Is. Papilio gigon mangolinus Fruhstorfer, 1899; Berl. ent. Zs. 43 (3/4) : 422, TL: Sula-Mangoli
P. g. neriotes Rothschild, 1908
Talaud, Sangir Papilio gigon neriotes Rothschild, 1908; Novit. Zool. 15 (1) : 169, TL: Talant; Sangir

Papilio euchenor Guérin-Méneville, 1829
New Guinea. See [About maps] Papilio euchenor Guérin-Méneville, 1829; Voyage Coquille, 2 (2) : pl. 13, f. 3, TL: New Guinea
Papilio axion Boisduval, 1832; in d'Urville, Voy. Astrolabe (Faune ent. Pacif.) 1 : 41, TL: New Guinea
= ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 339
Papilio euchenor scribonius Fruhstorfer, 1909; Ent. Zs. 22 (43): 177, TL: Waigiu
Papilio euchenor hippotas Fruhstorfer, 1909; Ent. Zs. 22 (43): 178, TL: New Guinea
Papilio euchenor ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 339; [BOW: pl. 134, f. 5]

Larva on Citrus?, Evodia [BAUR]

West Irian - Papua, Waigeu, Dampier Papilio euchenor euchenor ; [BAUR, 88]
P. e. godarti Montrouzier, 1856
D'Entrecasteaux, Woodlark Papilio godarti Montrouzier, 1856; Annls Sci. Phys. Lyon (2) 8: 398, TL: Woodlark I.
Papilio euchenor godarti ; [BAUR, 89 (text)]
P. e. eutropius Janson, 1886
Jobi Papilio eutropius Janson, 1886; Cruise of Marchesa 2: 376, TL: Jobie I.
Papilio euchenor ab. eutropius ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 339
Papilio euchenor eutropius ; [BAUR, 88 (text)]
P. e. obsolescens Rothschild, 1895
Aru Papilio euchenor obsolescens Rothschild, 1895; Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 339, TL: Aru Islands
Papilio euchenor obsolescens ; [BAUR, 88 (text)]
P. e. depilis Rothschild, 1895
New Britain, Duke of York Group Papilio euchenor depilis Rothschild, 1895; Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 340, TL: New Britain
Papilio euchenor depilis Rothschild; [BAUR, 89]
P. e. naucles Rothschild, 1908
Kai Is. Papilio euchenor naucles Rothschild, 1908; Novit. Zool. 15 (1) : 169, TL: Kei Is.
Papilio euchenor naucles Rothschild; [BAUR, 88 (text)]
P. e. misolensis Rothschild, 1908
Misool Is. Papilio euchenor misolensis Rothschild, 1908; Novit. Zool. 15 (1) : 169, TL: Misol
Papilio euchenor misolensis ; Rothschild, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (1): 106; [BAUR, 88 (text)]
P. e. comma Joicey & Noakes, 1915
Biak Papilio euchenor comma Joicey & Noakes, 1915; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1915 (2) : 178, TL: Biak
Papilio euchenor comma ; [BAUR, 89 (text)]
P. e. rosselanus Rothschild, 1908
Rossel Is. Papilio euchenor rosselanus Rothschild, 1908; Novit. Zool. 15 (1) : 169, TL: Rossel I., Louisiade Archipelago
Papilio euchenor rosselanus ; [BAUR, 89 (text)]
P. e. sudestensis Rothschild, 1908
Sudest I. Papilio euchenor sudestensis Rothschild, 1908; Novit. Zool. 15 (1) : 169, TL: Sudest I.
Papilio euchenor sudestensis ; [BAUR, 89 (text)]
P. e. misimanus Rothschild, 1898
Misima I. Papilio euchenor misimanus Rothschild, 1898; Novit. Zool. 5 (2): 217, TL: St. Aignan (Misima), Louisiade Archipelago
Papilio euchenor misimanus ; [BAUR, 89 (text)]
P. e. novohibernicus Rothschild, 1896
New Ireland Papilio euchenor novohibernicus Rothschild, 1896; Novit. Zool. 3 (4) : 422, TL: New Ireland
Papilio euchenor novohibernicus ; [BAUR, 89 (text)]
P. e. neohannoveranus Rothschild, 1898
New Hanover I. Papilio euchenor neohannoveranus Rothschild, 1898; Novit. Zool. 5 (2): 217, TL: New Hanover, Bismarck Archipelageo
Papilio euchenor neohannoveranus ; [BAUR, 89 (text)]
P. e. subcoerulea Rothschild, 1915
Dampier I. Papilio euchenor subcoerulea Rothschild, 1915; Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 193, TL: Dampier Island

The ? species-group

Papilio luzviae Schröder & Treadaway, 1991
Philippines (Marinduque). See [About maps] Menelaides luzviae ; Page & Treadaway, 2003, Butterflies of the world, 17: 10, pl. 57, f. 4-6 (uncert. status)

Papilio "pseudluzviae"
Philippnes (Mindoro). See [About maps] Menelaides "pseudluzviae"
Menelaides "pseudluzviae" ; Page & Treadaway, 2003, Butterflies of the world, 17: 10, pl. 58, f. 3-5 (hybdrid?)

The anactus species-group

Papilio anactus MacLeay, [1826]
Australia (Queensland - New South Wales). See [About maps] Dingy Swallowtail
Papilio anactus MacLeay, [1826]; in King, Narr. Surv. Austr. 2: 458, TL: Austr. occ.
Papilio anactus, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Eleppone anactus ;
Papilio anactus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 338; [BOW: pl. 133, f. 12]; [BAUR, 106]

Larva on Citrus paradisi, Poncitrus trifoliata Dunn, 1995, Victorian Ent. 25 (5): -, Citrus limon, C. sinensis, C. spp., Eremocitrus glauca, Limonia acidissima, Microcitrus australasica, M. australis, M. garrawayae, M. inodora K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)


The aegeus species-group

Papilio aegeus Donovan, 1805
New Guinea - New South Wales. See [About maps] Papilio aegeus Donovan, 1805; Epitome nat. Hist. Ins. New Holland: pl. 14, TL: New South Wales
Papilio erectheus Donovan, 1805; Epitome nat. Hist. Ins. New Holland: pl. 15
= ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 304
Papilio oberon Grose-Smith, 1897; Ann. Mag. Nat. hist. (6) 19 : 172, TL: Santa Cruz
Papilio doddi Oberthür, 1916
?Papilio oritas f. albator Niepelt, 1916; in Strand, Lepidoptera Niepeltiana (2) : 21, pl. 13
Papilio aegeus, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
erechtheus ; Boisduval, 1832, (misspelling)
Menelaides aegeus ;
Papilio aegeus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 304; [BOW: pl. 133, f. 5, 6]

Larva on Citrus, Geijera salicifolia, G. parviflora, Flindersia [BAUR], Poncitrus trifoliata, Citrus sinensis, C. reticulata, C. paradisi Dunn, 1995, Victorian Ent. 25 (5): -, Cinnamomum camphora, Cryptocarya glaucescens, Aristolochia elegans, Capparis nobilis, Acronychia sp., Choisya ternata, Citrus aurantium, C. aurantifolia, C. limon, C. medica, C. paradisi, C. reticulata, C. sinensis, C. spp., Clausena brevistyla, Eriostemon lanceolatus, E. myoporoides, Fagara sp., Flindersia australis, F. bennettiana, F. collina, F. ifflaiana, F. laevicarpa, F. oppositifolia, F. pimenteliana, F. schottiana, F. xanthoxyla, Fortunella spp., Geijera parviflora, G. salicifolia, Halfordia sp., Melicope erythrococca, M. melanophloia, Microcitrus australasica, M. australis, M. garrawayae, M. inodora, Micromelum minutum, Murraya koenigii, Phebalium ambiens, P. dentatum, P. sp., Zanthoxylum ailanthoides, Z. brachyacanthum, Z. nitidum, Z. veneficum, Zieria laevigata, Z. smithii, Owenia venosa, Daucus carota, Petroselium crispum, Apium graveolens K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)

Cape York - E.Victoria, S.Australia Orchard Swallowtail
Papilio aegeus f. tullia Waterhouse, 1932; Aust. Zool. 7: 196
Papilio aegeus f. beatrix Waterhouse, 1908; Vict. Nat. 25: 118
Papilio aegeus aegeus ; [BAUR, 100]
P. a. adrastus C. & R. Felder, [1864]
Banda Group Papilio adrastus C. & R. Felder, [1864]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (1): 110, n. 84, pl. 16, TL: Banda Is.
Papilio adrastus Wallace, 1865; Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 25 (1) : 57, pl. 4, f. 1, TL: Banda Is.
f. priasa Jordan, 1909; in Seitz, Grossschm. Erde 9: 65
f. tellias Jordan, 1909; in Seitz, Grossschm. Erde 9: 65
Papilio aegeus adrastus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 308; [BAUR, 100 (text)]
P. a. othello Grose-Smith, 1894
Biak Papilio othello Grose-Smith, 1894; Novit. zool. 1 (2): 332, TL: Biak
f. desdemona Jordan, 1909; in Seitz, Grossschm. Erde 9: 66
f. thuria Jordan, 1909; in Seitz, Grossschm. Erde 9: 66
Papilio othello ♀ f. obscurata Joicey & Noakes, 1915; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1915 (2) : 177, pl. 21, f. 1, TL: Biak
Papilio aegeus ormenus ♀-ab. othello ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 307
Papilio aegeus othello ; [BAUR, 102]
Papilio aegeus othello f. desmedona ; [BAUR, 102, f.]
Papilio aegeus othello f. thuria ; [BAUR, 102, f.]
Papilio aegeus othello f. obscurata ; [BAUR, 102 (text)]
P. a. ormenus Guérin-Méneville, [1831]
Aru, Missol, Salawari, Jobi, Waigen, W.Irian, Papua, New Guinea, Trobriand, D'Entrecastreaux, Woodlark, Lousiades, Torres Straits Is. Papilio ormenus Guérin-Méneville, [1831]; Voyage Coquille, 2 (2) : pl. 14, f. 3, TL: New Guinea
Papilio amanga Boisduval, 1832; in d'Urville, Voy. Astrolabe (Faune ent. Pacif.) 1 : 39, TL: New Guinea
Papilio onesimus Hewitson, 1858; Ill. exot. Butts [1] (Papilio III): [6], pl. [3], f. 8, TL: New Guinea
= Papilio amanga ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 307
Papilio pandion Wallace, 1865; Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 25 (1) : 56
Papilio ormenus var. polydorina Haase, 1893; Unters. üb. Mimicry: 42
Papilio aegeus ormenus ♀-ab. inornatus Rothschild, 1895; Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 307, TL: coast near Arfak
f. seleucis Jordan, 1909; in Seitz, Grossschm. Erde 9: 66
f. leporina Jordan, 1909; in Seitz, Grossschm. Erde 9: 67

Papilio aegeus ormenus f. ormenus ; [BAUR, 102 (text)]
Papilio aegeus ormenus ♂-ab. pandion ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 307
Papilio aegeus ormenus f. pandion ; [BAUR, 102 (text)]
Papilio aegeus ormenus f. inornatus ; [BAUR, 102 (text)]
Papilio aegeus ormenus f. seleucis ; [BAUR, 102 (text)]
Papilio aegeus ormenus f. leporina ; [BAUR, 103, f.]
Papilio aegeus ormenus f. onesimus ; [BAUR, 100, f. 103, f.]
Papilio aegeus ormenus ♀-ab. polydorinus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 307
Papilio aegeus ormenus ♀-ab. amanga ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 307
Papilio aegeus ormenus f. amanga ; [BAUR, 103, f.]
Papilio aegeus ormenus f. ormenus ; [BAUR, 102 (text)]
Papilio aegeus ormenus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 306; [BAUR]
P. a. oritas Godman & Salvin, 1879
New Ireland, New Hanover Papilio oritas Godman & Salvin, 1879; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879 : 654, TL: New Ireland
f. ximene Jordan, 1909; in Seitz, Grossschm. Erde 9: 67
Papilio oritas var. capsus Ribbe, 1898; Soc. Ent. 12 (20): 153
Papilio oritas ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 299
Papilio aegeus oritas f. ximene ; [BAUR, 103, f.]
Papilio aegeus oritas f. capsus ; [BAUR, 103, f.]
P. a. websteri Grose-Smith, 1894
New Britain Papilio websteri Grose-Smith, 1894; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 13 (78) : 496, TL: New Britain
Papilio aegeus bismarckianus Rothschild, 1895; Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 308, TL: New Britain
f. sopaea Jordan, 1909; in Seitz, Grossschm. Erde 9: 67
Papilio websteri ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 300
Papilio aegeus websteri ; [BAUR, 102 (text)]
P. a. keianus Rothschild, 1896
Kai Is. Papilio aegeus keianus Rothschild, 1896; Novit. Zool. 3 (4) : 422, TL: Kei Toeal (Little Kei Island)
Papilio aegeus keianus ♀-f. amaranta Rothschild, 1896; Novit. Zool. 3 (4) : 422
Papilio aegeus keianus ♀-f. blanca Rothschild, 1896; Novit. Zool. 3 (4) : 422
Papilio aegeus keianus f. blanca ; [BAUR, 101, f.]
Papilio aegeus keianus ; [BAUR, 100 (text)]
P. a. ormenulus Fruhstorfer, 1902
Fergusson I. Papilio aegeus ormenulus Fruhstorfer, 1902; Soc. Ent. 17 (8): 57, TL: Fergusson I.
P. a. goramensis Rothschild, 1908
Goram Is. Papilio aegeus goramensis Rothschild, 1908; Novit. Zool. 15 (1) : 172, TL: Goram-laut; Manovolka
Papilio aegeus goramensis ; [BAUR, 100 (text)]
P. a. kissuanus Rothschild, 1908
Watubela Is., Goram I. Papilio aegeus kissuanus Rothschild, 1908; Novit. Zool. 15 (1) : 172, TL: Kissoeei, Watoebela group
Papilio aegeus kissuanus ; [BAUR, 100 (text)]
P. a. aegatinus Rothschild, 1908
Noemfoor Is. Papilio aegeus aegatinus Rothschild, 1908; Novit. Zool. 15 (1) : 172, TL: Suer; Mefor I.; Geelvink Bay
Papilio aegeus aegatinus ♀-f. melia Rothschild, 1908; Novit. Zool. 15 (1) : 173
Papilio aegeus aegatinus ♀-f. myrtis Rothschild, 1908; Novit. Zool. 15 (1) : 173
Papilio aegeus aegatinus f. melia ; [BAUR, 102 (text)]
Papilio aegeus aegatinus f. myrtis ; [BAUR, 102 (text)]
Papilio aegeus aegatinus ; [BAUR, 102 (text)]

Papilio tydeus C. & R. Felder, 1860
Moluccas Papilio tydeus C. & R. Felder, 1860; Wien. ent. Monats. 4 (8): 229, TL: Batjan
Papilio tydeus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 304
Menelaides tydeus ;
Bachan, Ternate, Halmahera, Morotai Papilio tydeus tydeus ; [BAUR, 102]
P. t. obiensis Rothschild, 1898
Obi Papilio tydeus obiensis Rothschild, 1898; Novit. Zool. 5 : 416, TL: Obi
Papilio tydeus obiensis ; [BAUR, 104]

Papilio bridgei Mathew, 1886
Bougain. See [About maps] Papilio bridgei Mathew, 1886; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1886 : 349, pl. 34, f. 2, TL: Treasury I.
?Papilio bridgei nobilior Fruhstorfer, 1899; Berl. ent. Zs. 43 (3/4) : 425, TL: Bougainville, Alu. Tauro, Choiseul, Munia
rookiensis Strand, 1914; Int. Ent. Z. 8: 103
= ; [NHM]
pseudoprospero Strand, 1914; Int. Ent. Z. 8: 103
= ; [NHM]
Papilio ormenus ab. rookiensis ; Strand, 1916, Lepidoptera Niepeltiana (2) : 22, pl. 13, f. 1
Papilio ormenus ab. pseudoprospero ; Strand, 1916, Lepidoptera Niepeltiana (2) : 22
Papilio bridgei ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 309
Menelaides bridgei ;

Larva on Citrus [BAUR]

Bougainville, Choiseul, Santa Isabel, Shortland, Treasury Is., Fauro Is. Papilio bridgei ab. gorei Ribbe, 1898; Soc. Ent. 12 (20): 154
Papilio bridgei bridgei ; [BAUR, 104]
Papilio bridgei bridgei f. gorei ; [BAUR, 105, f.]
P. b. ortegae Rothschild²
Florida Is. Papilio bridgei ortegae ; [BAUR, 104 (text)]
P. b. hecataeus Godman & Salvin, 1888
Guadalcanar Papilio hecataeus Godman & Salvin, 1888; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 1 (3): 213, TL: Guadalcanar I.
Papilio hecataeus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 310
Papilio bridgei hecataeus ; [BAUR, 104 (text)]
P. b. tryoni Mathew, 1889
Ugi, San Cristobal Papilio tryoni Mathew, 1889; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1889 (2) : 315, TL: Ugi I., Solomon Is.
Papilio bridgei tryoni ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 310; [BAUR, 104 (text)]
P. b. prospero Grose-Smith, 1889
New Georgia Group Papilio prospero Grose-Smith, 1889; Ent. mon. Mag. 25 : 302, TL: Rubiana Lagoon
Papilio prospero ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 311
Papilio bridgei prospero ; [BAUR, 104 (text)]

Papilio weymeri Niepelt, 1914
Manus Island, Admiralty Is.. See [About maps] Papilio weymeri Niepelt, 1914; in Strand, Lepid. Niepeltiana (1) : 53, TL: Admiralty Islands
cartereti Oberthür²
Menelaides weymeri ;
Papilio weymeri ; [BAUR, 104]
Menelaides weymeri ;

Papilio gambrisius Cramer, [1777]
Serang, Moluccas, Amboina Papilio gambrisius Cramer, [1777]; Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 95, pl. 157, f. A, B, TL: Amboina
Papilio amphitrion Cramer, [1775]; Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 10, pl. 7, f. A, B (nom. nud.?)
Papilio fusconiger Goeze, 1779; Ent. Beyträge 3 (1): 88
= ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 303
Papilio drusius Cramer, [1779]; Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): 63, 64, pl. 229, f. A, pl. 230, f. A, TL: Amboina
= ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 303
Papilio drimachus Godart, 1819; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (1): 31, TL: Amboina
= ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 303
Papilio gambrisius ♂-ab. abbreviatus Rothschild, 1895; Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 303, TL: Celebes?
Menelaides gambrisius ;
Papilio amphitrion ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 302
Papilio gambrisius ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 303; [BOW: pl. 134, f. 3]
Serang, Ambon Papilio gambrisius gambrisius ; Rothschild, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (1): 107; [BAUR, 106]
?P. g. colossus Fruhstorfer, 1899
Ceram Papilio gambrisius colossus Fruhstorfer, 1899; Berl. ent. Zs. 43 (3/4) : 420, TL: Ceram
P. g. buruanus Rothschild, 1897
Buru Papilio gambrisius buruanus Rothschild, 1897; Novit. Zool. 4 (1): 181, TL: Tifu Bay, Buru
Papilio gambrisius buruanus ; [BAUR, 106]

Papilio inopinatus Butler, 1883
Romang, Babar, Damar, Tanimbar Papilio inopinatus Butler, 1883; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 : 370, TL: Maroe I., Tenimber I.
?Papilio inopinatus inauris Fruhstorfer, 1904; Ent. Zs. 18 (12) : 45, TL: Babber I.
inopinatus kosmos Fruhstorfer²
Menelaides inopinatus ;
Papilio inopinatus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 309; [BAUR, 106]

Papilio woodfordi Godman & Salvin, 1888
Bougain, Solomon Is.. See [About maps] Papilio woodfordi Godman & Salvin, 1888; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 1 (2): 100, TL: Alu & Fauro, Solomon Is.
Menelaides woodfordi ;
Papilio woodfordi ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 301; [BOW: pl. 135, f. 9]

Larva on Citrus [BAUR]

Bougainville, Shortland Is. Papilio woodfordi woodfordi ; [BAUR, 98]
P. w. choiseuli Rothschild, 1908
Choiseul Papilio woodfordi choiseuli Rothschild, 1908; Novit. Zool. 15 (1) : 172, TL: Choiseul, Salamons
Papilio woodfordi choiseuli ; [BAUR, 98 (text)]
P. w. laarchus Godman & Salvin, 1888
New Georgia Group Papilio laarchus Godman & Salvin, 1888; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 1 (3): 214, TL: Rubiana I.
Papilio laarchus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 300
Papilio woodfordi laarchus ; [BAUR, 98 (text)]
P. w. ariel Grose-Smith, 1889
Santa Isabel Papilio ariel Grose-Smith, 1889; Ent. mon. Mag. 25 : 303, TL: Isabel I.
Papilio laarchus ariel ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 301
Papilio woodfordi ariel ; [BAUR, 98 (text)]

?Papilio erskinei Mathew, 1886
Ugi Is. Papilio erskinei Mathew, 1886; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1886 : 348, pl. 34, f. 1, TL: Ugi I, Solomon Is.
Papilio erskinei ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 300; [BAUR, 98 (text)]
Papilio woodfordi erskinei ;

Papilio ptolychus Godman & Salvin, 1888
Guadalcanal, Florida Is.. See [About maps] Papilio ptolychus Godman & Salvin, 1888; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 1 (2): 99, TL: Guadalcanar I.
Menelaides ptolychus ;
Papilio ptolychus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 301; [BAUR, 98]

?Papilio heringi Niepelt, 1924
heringi Niepelt, 1924; Int. Ent. Zs. 18: 69, TL: Halmaheira

The godeffroyi species-group

Papilio godeffroyi Semper, 1866
Samoa Papilio godeffroyi Semper, 1866; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 2 : 469, pl. 24, f. 1-2, TL: Upolu
Papilio godeffroyi ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 338; [BOW: pl. 134, f. 7]

Papilio amynthor Boisduval, 1859
New Caledonia, , Loyalty Is., Norfolk Is. Papilio amynthor Boisduval, 1859; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (3) 7 : 155, TL: New Caledonia
Papilio ilioneus Donovan, 1805; Epitome nat. Hist. Ins. New Holland: pl. 13 (?preocc.), TL: "New South Wales" [error]
Papilio amphiaraus C. & R. Felder, 1864; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 14 (3) : 321, 369 (repl. Papilio ilioneus Donovan, 1805)
Papilio abstrusus Butler, [1876]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1875 (4) : 618, TL: Maré, Loyalty Is.
Papilio ilioneus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 337
Menelaides amynthor ;
Papilio ilioneus ; [BOW: pl. 134, f. 9]
?Papilio amynthor ilioneus ; [BAUR, 100 (text)]
Papilio amynthor amynthor ; [BAUR, 100]
Papilio ilioneus ab. amynthor ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 337

Papilio schmeltzi Herrich-Schäffer, 1869
Fiji Papilio schmeltzi Herrich-Schäffer, 1869; Stettin ent. Ztg 30 (1-3) : 78, pl. 1, f. 1, TL: Ovalau
Papilio schmeltzi ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 338; [BAUR, 100]

The polytes species-group

Papilio polytes Linnaeus, 1758
NW.India, Ceylon, India, Burma, Himalayas, W.China, Riu-Kiu. See [About maps] Common Mormon
Papilio polytes Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 460, TL: S.China
Papilio walkeri Janson, 1879; Cistula ent. 2 (21) : 433, pl. 8, f. 2, TL: S.India
Papilio depicta Fruhstorfer, 1908; Ent. Wochenbl. 25 (9): 38
Papilio ocha Fruhstorfer, 1908; Ent. Wochenbl. 25 (9): 38
Papilio polytes passienus Fruhstorfer, 1909; Ent. Zs. 22 (43): 178, TL: S.Celebes
Papilio polytes falcidius Fruhstorfer, 1909; Ent. Zs. 22 (43): 178, TL: Bangkai
?Papilio polytes(?) nicomachus Fruhstorfer, 1909; Ent. Zs. 22 (43): 178, TL: Buru
Papilio polytes ab. chrysos Boullet & Le Cerf, 1912; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1912 (11) : 247, TL: Pnom-Penh, Cambodia
Papilio ab. inaequalis Murayama, 1958; New Ent. 7 (1): 27, TL: Formosa
Papilio ab. nubes Murayama, 1958; New Ent. 7 (1): 27, TL: Formosa
Papilio abdulasizia Tung, 1982; Tokurana (4): 58
Papilio astyanax Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 13 (preocc.)
Papilio hector de Haan, 1840; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Overz. Bez. (Zool.): 39 (preocc.)
Papilio chalcas Fabricius, 1938; in Bryk, Systema Glossatorum: 24. (preocc.)
Papilio polytes polytes, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Papilio walkeri ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 338
Menelaides polytes ;
Papilio polytes ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 343; [BIR, 392]; [BOR, 72]; [MRS, 134]
Menelaides polytes ; Page & Treadaway, 2003, Butterflies of the world, 17: 9
[polytes-1v.jpg] 769x513 (~72Kb) underside Thailand, Krabi 24.12.2003-7.1.2004, Photo © Olli Vesikko [polytes-2.jpg] 769x513 (~72Kb) Thailand, Krabi 24.12.2003-7.1.2004, Photo © Olli Vesikko [polytes-3l.jpg] 600x400 (~43Kb) larva India: Pune, 15.8.2008 © Kedar Tokekar
[polytes-3la.jpg] 600x400 (~40Kb) larva India: Pune, 23.8.2008 © Kedar Tokekar [polytes-3lb.jpg] 600x400 (~31Kb) larva India: Pune, 23.8.2008 © Kedar Tokekar [polytes-3lx.jpg] 600x400 (~33Kb) larva India: Pune, 23.8.2008 © Kedar Tokekar
[polytes-3u.jpg] 600x400 (~40Kb) upperside India: Pune, 13.9.2008 © Kedar Tokekar [polytes.jpg] 1024x768 (~79Kb) Oppadake, Okinawa, Ryukyu, Japan, 7-93, Photo © S. Shuichi Haupt

Larva on Citrus spp., Clausena lansium, Fortunella japonica, Glycosmis citricola, Zanthoxylum avicennae, Z. nitidum, Toddalia asiatica [MRS], Murraya, Triphasia, Aegle, Euodia, Clausena, Atalantia, Poncirus [BMP]


polytes f. pammon; (female form)
Papilio pammon Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 460, TL: Asia
[pammon-1f.jpg] 1049x776 (~102Kb) female Oppadake, Okinawa, Ryukyus, Japan, 8-93, Photo © S. Shuichi Haupt

Mimics Pachliopta aristolochiae.


Princeps heroicus stichius Hübner, [1808]; Samml. exot. Schmett. 11808, TL: pl. [112]
polytes f. stichius ; [BIR, 393]
Papilio polytes ♀-ab. stichius ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 347
Indo-China, China, Taiwan Papilio pammon var. borealis C. & R. Felder, 1862; Wien. ent. Monats. 6 (1): 22, TL: Ning-Po
= ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 45
Papilio pammon var. thibetanus Oberthür, 1886; Étud. d'Ent. 11 : 14, TL: Chapa
= ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 45
Papilio polytes yunnana Mell, 1938; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 52: 313 (preocc. Papilio yunnana Oberthür, 1907)
= ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 45
Papilio polytes flavolineatus Chou, Yuan & Wang, 2000; , TL: Jiangsu, E. China
= ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 45
Papilio obscuras Chou, Yuan & Wang, 2000; Sichuan
= ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 45
Papilio polytes borealis ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 348
Papilio polytes borealis ab. thibetanus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 348
Papilio polytes thibetanus ; [MRS, 134]
Papilio polytes polytes ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 45 (note)
P. p. romulus Cramer, [1775]
India - Burma, Ceylon Papilio romulus Cramer, [1775]; Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 67, pl. 43, f. A, TL: S. India, Coromandel Coast
Papilio cyrus Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 7, no. 19
Papilio mutius Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 3, TL: Tranquebar
Papilio ceylanicus C. & R. Felder, 1864; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 14 (3) : 319, TL: Rambodde, Ceylon
Papilio sakontala Moore, 1903; 232, pl. 465, f. 1, TL: Sylhet
Papilio polytes polycles Fruhstorfer, 1903; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 15 (2) : 309, TL: Okinawa; Ishigaki
Papilio polytes ♀ f. rubida Fruhstorfer, 1909; Ent. Zs. 22 (43): 179, TL: Malabar
Papilio polytes romulus ab. astreans Jordan, 1909; in Seitz, Grossschm. Erde 9: 61, TL: S.India
Papilio polytes pammon(?) f. cyroides Fruhstorfer, 1909; Ent. Zs. 22 (43): 178, TL: Sikkim
Papili ab. coomani Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 116
Papilio f. joannisi Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 116
Papiliio ab. obliterata Dufrane, 1946; Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82 : 116
Papilio polytes ♀-f. cyrus Rothschild, 1895; Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 347
Papilio polytes ♀-f. loc. romulus Rothschild, 1895; Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 347
Papilio polytes neomelanides Fruhstorfer, 1909; Ent. Zs. 22 (43): 178, TL: Perak; Singapore
Papilio polytes romulus, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

Papilio polytes romulus ♀-f. cyrus ;
polytes romulus ♀-f. polytes ;
polytes romulus ♀-f. theseus ;
?polytes ♀-f. romulus ; [BIR, 393]
?polytes ♀-f. cyrus ; [BIR, 393]
Papilio (Princeps) polytes romulus ; [BMP: 69, pl. 3, f. 14]
Papilio (Princeps) polytes romulus f. polytes ; [BMP: 69, pl. 3, f. 13]
Papilio polytes romulus ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 45 (note)
[romulus-1.jpg] 1034x910 (~198Kb) Thailand, Chon Buri Province, Si Racha environs, the Chan-ta-Then River valley at lower reaches, 12th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin [romulus-1u.jpg] 1094x883 (~157Kb) upperside Thailand, Chon Buri Province, Si Racha environs, the Chan-ta-Then River valley at lower reaches, 12th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin [romulus-1v.jpg] 1200x918 (~157Kb) underside Thailand, Chon Buri Province, Si Racha environs, the Chan-ta-Then River valley at lower reaches, 12th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

P. p. alphenor Cramer, [1776]
Papilio alphenor Cramer, [1776]; Uitl. Kapellen 1 (8): 141, pl. 90, f. B, TL: "China" [?error]
Papilio gronovii Scopoli, 1772; Annus, Historico-Naturalis, 5: 112
= ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 351
Papilio polytes alphenor ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 351
P. p. theseus Cramer, [1777]
Sumatra, Borneo Papilio theseus Cramer, [1777]; Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 128, pl. 180, f. B, TL: Sumatra occ.
Papilio numa Weber, 1801; Obs. Ent.: 106, TL: Sumatra
Papilio melanides de Haan, 1840; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Overz. Bez. (Zool.): 40, pl. 8, f. 3, TL: Banjermassin, S. Borneo
?valeria Jordan
polytes theseus ♀-f. nonia ;
polytes theseus ♀-f. numa ;
polytes theseus ♀-f. theseus ;
Papilio polytes theseus ♀-ab. melanides ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 350
P. p. ledebouria Eschscholtz, 1821
Philippines Papilio ledebouria Eschscholtz, 1821; in Kotzebue, Entdeck. Reise Süd-See 3 (App. 5): 206, pl. 3, f. 7, TL: Philipp.
= Papilio polytes alphenor ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 351
Papilio elyros Gray, 1856; List Spec. lep. Ins. Brit. Mus. 1: 26 (nom. nud.?), TL: Philippine Is.
= Papilio polytes alphenor ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 351
Papilio horsfieldii Reakirt, [1865]; Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 3 : 476, TL: Philippine Is.
= Papilio polytes alphenor ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 351
Papilio polytes alphenor ♀-f. horsfieldi Rothschild, 1895; Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 352
Papilio polytes alphenor ♀-f. alphenor Rothschild, 1895; Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 352
Papilio polytes alphenor ♀-f. loc. ledebourius Rothschild, 1895; Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 352
Papilio polytes alphenor ♀-f. loc. elyros Rothschild, 1895; Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 352
polytes ledebourdia f. praxilla ;
polytes ledebourdia f. elyros ;
polytes ledebourdia f. horsfieldi ;
Menelaides polytes ledebouria ; Page & Treadaway, 2003, Butterflies of the world, 17: 9, pl. 54, f. 4-8, pl. 55, f. 1-3
P. p. nikobarus C. Felder, 1862
Nicobar Is. Papilio pammon var. nikobarus C. Felder, 1862; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien. 12 (1/2) : 483, TL: Nankauri, Nicobar Is.
P. p. javanus Felder, 1862
S.Sumatra, Java, Biliton, Bangka, Bali Papilio polytes var. javanus Felder, 1862; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien. 12 (1/2) : 486, TL: Java
Papilio antiphus de Haan, 1840; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Overz. Bez. (Zool.): 40, pl. 8, f. 2, TL: Pontianak, Banjermassin, Padang
Papilio polytes theseus ♀-f. javanus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 349
Papilio polytes javanus ; Rothschild, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (1): 107
P. p. alcindor Oberthür, 1879
Sulawesi, Salayer, Buton Papilio pammon var. alcindor Oberthür, 1879; Étud. d'Ent. 4 : 48, 113, pl. 6, f. 4, TL: Celebes
Papilio alphenor var. thesalphenor Staudinger, 1895; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 7 (2) : 343, TL: Saleyer
= ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 350
Papilio polytes alcindor ♀-f. alpheios Fruhstorfer, 1902; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 14 (2) : 343
Papilio polytes alpheios ; Fruhstorfer, 1909, Ent. Zs. 22 (43): 178
Papilio polytes alcindor ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 350
P. p. timorensis C. & R. Felder, 1864
Wetar, Leti, Timor(?), Babar Is. Papilio polytes var. timorensis C. & R. Felder, 1864; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 14 (3) : 319 (repl. Papilio polyphontes de Haan, 1840), TL: Timor
Papilio polyphontes de Haan, 1840; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Overz. Bez. (Zool.): 39, pl. 8, f. 4, TL: Timor
Papilio polytes ab. virilis Röber, 1891; Tijdschr. Ent. 34: 272, TL: Banka I.
♀-f. timorensis Felder
Papilio polytes theseus ♀-f. virilis Rothschild, 1895; Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 349
Papilio polytes theseus ♀-f. loc. polyphontes Rothschild, 1895; Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 350
Papilio polytes timorensis ; [BAUR, 92]
P. p. nicanor C. & R. Felder, 1865
Morotai, Halmahera, Ternate, Bachan, Obi Papilio nicanor C. & R. Felder, 1864; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 14 (3) : 319 (nom. nud.?), TL: Batjan, Halmahera
Papilio nicanor C. & R. Felder, 1865; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (1): 102, pl. 10, f. c, d, TL: Batjan, Halmahera
Papilio polytes nicanor ♀-f. manzer Rothschild, 1896; Novit. Zool. 3 (1) : 65, TL: Batjan
Papilio polytes nicanor ♀-f. typicus Rothschild, 1896; Novit. Zool. 3 (1) : 65, TL: Batjan
Papilio polytes nicanor ♀-f. manzer ; [BAUR, 93, f.]
Papilio polytes nicanor ♀-f. typicus ; [BAUR, 93, f.]
Papilio polytes nicanor ; [BAUR, 92]
P. p. mandane Rothschild, 1895
W.China Papilio polytes ♀-f. mandane Rothschild, 1895; Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 348, TL: W.China.
Papilio polytes mandane ; [MRS, 134]
P. p. perversus Rothschild, 1895
Talaud, Sangir Papilio polytes perversus Rothschild, 1895; Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 353, TL: Sangir; Talaut
Papilio polytes ♀-f. martius Rothschild, 1895; Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 353
Papilio polytes ♀-f. atavus Rothschild, 1895; Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 353
P. p. polycritos Fruhstorfer, 1902
Banggai, Sula Is. Papilio polytes polycritos Fruhstorfer, 1902; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 14 (2) : 343, TL: Sula-Besi; Sula-Mangoli
P. p. messius Fruhstorfer, 1909
Lombok Papilio polytes messius Fruhstorfer, 1909; Ent. Zs. 22 (43): 178 (?preocc. Papilio demolion messius Fruhstorfer, 1908)
P. p. vigellius Fruhstorfer, 1909
Bawean Papilio polytes vigellius Fruhstorfer, 1909; Ent. Zs. 22 (43): 178, TL: Bawean
P. p. pasikrates Fruhstorfer, 1908
Taiwan, Philippines (Batanes) polytes pasikrates f. fulvifasciatus Shirozu
Papilio polytes pasikrates ; [MRS, 134]
Menelaides polytes pasikrates ; Page & Treadaway, 2003, Butterflies of the world, 17: 9, pl. 54, f. 1-3

Larva on Citrus spp., Zanthoxylum nitidum, Clausena excavata, Toddalia asiatica [MRS]

P. p. sotira Jordan, 1909
Sumbawa polytes sotira Jordan, 1909; in Seitz, Grossschm. Erde 9: 61, TL: Sumbawa
P. p. tucanus Jordan, 1909
Tukangbesi Is. polytes tucanus Jordan, 1909; in Seitz, Grossschm. Erde 9: 62
P. p. stichioides Evans, 1927
S.Andaman Papilio stichioides Evans, 1927; Indian Butterflies (ed. 1): 32
P. p. steffi (Page & Treadaway, 2003)
Philippines (Bongao, Sibutu, Tawitawi) Menelaides polytes steffi Page & Treadaway, 2003; in Bauer & Frankenbach, Butterflies of the world, Suppl. 8: (1-6)
Menelaides polytes steffi ; Page & Treadaway, 2003, Butterflies of the world, 17: 9, pl. 55, f. 3-5
P. p. liujidongi Huang, 2003
Yunnan Papilio polytes liujidongi Huang, 2003; Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 45, pl. 4, f. 7-10, TL: Nidadan, Nujian valley, NW.Yunnan
Misidentified/misapplied:
Papilio polytes romulus; Huang, 2001

Papilio ambrax Boisduval, 1832
New Guinea - Queensland. See [About maps] Ambrax Butterfly
Papilio ambrax Boisduval, 1832; in d'Urville, Voy. Astrolabe (Faune ent. Pacif.) 1 : 40, TL: New Guinea
Papilio orophanes Boisduval, 1836; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1 : 275, TL: "Pris au pays des Papous ou aux Moluques"
= ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 354
Papilio ambrax decebalus Fruhstorfer, 1909; Ent. Zs. 22 (43): 178, TL: New Guinea
Papilio ambrax decebalus f. ambracina Fruhstorfer, 1909; Ent. Zs. 22 (43): 178, TL: New Guinea
Papilio ambrax mazaios Fruhstorfer, 1909; Ent. Zs. 22 (43): 178, TL: New Guinea, Milne Bay
Papilio ambrax akames Fruhstorfer, 1909; Ent. Zs. 22 (43): 178, TL: Fergusson I.
Papilio ambrax, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Menelaides ambrax ;
Papilio ambrax ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 354; [BOW: pl. 133, f. 15]

Larva on Citrus, Morinda citrifola [BAUR], Citrus spp., Clausena brevistyla, Limonia acidissima, Microcitrus garrawayae, M. inodora, Murraya koenigii, Zanthoxylum ailanthoides, Z. brachyacanthum, Z. nitidum, Z. ovalifolium K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)

W.Irian - Papua Papilio ambracia Wallace, 1865; Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 25 (1) : 54, TL: Waigeu
Papilio ambrax ♂-ab. conspectus Rothschild, 1895; Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 355, TL: Waigeu
Papilio ambrax ambrax ♀-f. lutosa Fruhstorfer, 1909; Ent. Zs. 22 (43): 178
Papilio ambrax ab. ambracius ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 355
Papilio ambrax ambrax ; Rothschild, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (1): 107; [BAUR, 93 (text)]
P. a. dunali Montrouzier, 1856
Woodlark I. Papilio dunali Montrouzier, 1856; Annls Sci. Phys. Lyon (2) 8: 396, TL: Woodlark I.
Papilio dunali ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 357
Papilio ambrax dunali ; [BAUR, 93 (text)]
P. a. epirus Wallace, 1865
Aru Papilio epirus Wallace, 1865; Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 25 (1) : 54, TL: Aru Is.
Papilio ambrax epirus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 356; [BAUR, 93 (text)]
P. a. egipius Miskin, 1876
Queensland Papilio egipius Miskin, 1876; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1876 (3) : 451, TL: Rockingham Bay
Papilio ambrax egipius ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 356; [BAUR, 93]
P. a. artanus Rothschild, 1908
Mefor, Geelvink Bay Papilio ambrax artanus Rothschild, 1908; Novit. Zool. 15 (1) : 173, TL: Suer, Mefor I., Geelvink Bay
Papilio ambrax artanus ; [BAUR, 93 (text)]

Papilio phestus Guérin-Méneville, 1830
Solomon Is., New Britain. See [About maps] Papilio phestus Guérin-Méneville, 1830; Voyage Coquille, 2 (2) : pl. 14, f. 2
Menelaides phestus ;
Papilio phestus ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 356; [BOW: pl. 135, f. 6]

Larva on Citrus [BAUR]

New Ireland, New Hanover Papilio phestus phestus ; [BAUR, 94 (text)]
P. p. parkinsoni Honrath, 1886
New Britain Papilio parkinsoni Honrath, 1886; Berl. ent. Z. 30 (1): 129, pl. 5, f. 1, TL: New Britain
Papilio parkinsoni var. minor Honrath, 1886; Berl. ent. Z. 30 (1): 130, pl. 5, f. 2, TL: New Britain
Papilio phestus ab. minor ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 357
Papilio phestus parkinsoni ; [BAUR, 94]
P. p. reductus Rothschild, 1915
Admiralty Is. Papilio phestus reductus Rothschild, 1915; Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 193, TL: Manus, Admiralty Islands
Papilio phestus reductus ; [BAUR, 94 (text)]
P. p. minusculus Ribbe, 1898
Solomon Is. - New Georgia Group Papilio parkinsoni var. minusculus Ribbe, 1898; Soc. Ent. 12 (21): 161
Papilio phestus minusculus ; [BAUR, 94 (text)]

The castor species-group

Papilio castor Westwood, 1842
Sikkim, Assam, Burma. See [About maps] Common Raven
Papilio castor Westwood, 1842; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. 9 : 37, TL: Sylhet
Papilio pollux Westwood, 1842; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. 9 : 37, TL: Sylhet
= ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 357
Menelaides castor ;
?Tamera castor ;
Papilio castor ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 357; [BIR, 291]; [BOW: pl. 133, f. 14]; [BOR, 88]; [MRS, 142]
Assam, Sikkim
P. c. dioscurus Jordan, 1909
N.Vietnam Papilio castor dioscurus Jordan, 1909; in Seitz, Grossschm. Erde 9: 45, TL: Than Moi, N.Vietnam
Papilio castor dioscurus, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
P. c. phanrangensis Fruhstorfer, 1901
S.Vietnam Papilio mahadeva phanrangensis Fruhstorfer, 1901; Soc. Ent. 16 (13): 98, TL: S. Annam
P. c. khmer Boullet & Le Cerf, 1912
Cambodia Papilio castor var. khmer Boullet & Le Cerf, 1912; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1912 (11) : 246, TL: Pnom-Penh, Cambodia
Papilio castor khmer, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
P. c. hamela Crowley, 1900
Hainan Papilio hamela Crowley, 1900; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1900 (3) : 509, pl. 35, f. 3, TL: Hainan
Papilio castor hamelus ; [MRS, 142]
P. c. formosanus Rothschild, 1896
Taiwan Papilio castor formosanus Rothschild, 1896; Novit. Zool. 3 (4) : 423, TL: N.Formosa, hills near Kelung
?Papilio gotonis Matsumura, 1908; Ent. Zs. 22 (13) : 54, TL: Formosa
Papilio castor formosanus ; [MRS, 142]

Larva on Toddalia asiatica, Murraya paniculata, M. crenulata, Clycosmis citrifolia [MRS]


Papilio dravidarum Wood-Mason, 1880
W.Ghats. See [About maps] Malabar Raven
Papilio dravidarum Wood-Mason, 1880; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 1880: 144, pl. 8, f. 1
Papilio dravidarum ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 359; [BIR, 390]; [BOW: pl. 134, f. 14]; [BOR, 88]

Mimic of Euploea core. [BIR]


Papilio mahadeva Moore, [1879]
-. See [About maps] Burmese Raven
Papilio mahadeva Moore, [1879]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878 (4) : 840, pl. 51, f. 1, TL: Upper Tenasserim, Moolai to Moolat, 4500ft
Papilio mahadeva maheswara Jordan, 1909; in Seitz, Grossschm. Erde 9: 45
Papilio castor mahadeva, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Menelaides mahadeva ;
Papilio mahadeva ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 359; [BOR, 88]
Papilio mahadevus ; [MRS, 143]
Papilio (Princeps) mahadeva ; [BMP: 70, pl. 3, f. 10]
Papilio castor mahadeva ;
Thailand
P. m. mehala Grose-Smith, 1886
Burma Papilio mehala Grose-Smith, 1886; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 18 (104) : 150, TL: Tungu, Burma
Papilio castor mehala, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Papilio castor mehala ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 358
P. m. selangoranus Fruhstorfer, 1901
N.Peninsular Malaya Papilio selangoranus Fruhstorfer, 1901; Soc. Ent. 16 (7) : 51, TL: Selangore, Malaysia
P. m. choui Li, 1994
Guangxi Papilio mahadevus choui Li, 1994; in Chou, Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium 1-2: 750, 143, f. 4, TL: Longzhou (Nonggang 240m), Guanxi

The fuscus species-group

Papilio fuscus Goeze, 1779
Timor, N.Australia, New Guinea. See [About maps] Papilio fuscus Goeze, 1779; Ent. Beyträge 3 (1): 87
Papilio canopus sumbanus Rothschild, 1896; Novit. Zool. 3 (2) : 231, TL: Patadala, Sumba
Papilio capaneus f. yorkeanus Fruhstorfer, 1899; Berl. ent. Zs. 44 (1/2) : 60, TL: Cape York
?Papilio yorkiana Fruhstorfer, 1900
Papilio fuscus offakus Fruhstorfer, 1904; Ent. Zs. 18 (12) :