Graphium auriger

Graphium auriger is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Senegal, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3]

Graphium auriger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Graphium
Species:
G. auriger
Binomial name
Graphium auriger
(Butler, 1876)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Papilio auriger Butler, 1876
  • Graphium (Arisbe) auriger
  • Papilio harpagon Grose-Smith, 1890

Taxonomy

Graphium auriger belongs to a species group with 16 members. All are very similar The species group members are:

References

  1. Butler, A.G. 1876. Descriptions of three new species of Papilio from the collection of Mr. Herbert Druce. Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine 13: 56-57.
  2. Graphium, Site of Markku Savela
  3. Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Leptocercini


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