Papilio saharae

Papilio saharae, the Sahara swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in North Africa and Arabia.

Papilio saharae
Museum specimen from Morocco
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. saharae
Binomial name
Papilio saharae
Oberthür, 1879
Synonyms
  • Papilio machaon var. saharae Oberthür, 1879
  • Papilio machaon var. hospitonides Oberthür, 1888
  • Papilio machaon saharae f. xanthosoma Turati, 1924

Biology

The larva feeds on Deverra chloranthus, Deverra scopularia, Seseli varium, Ferula communis and Pycnocyla glauca.

Subspecies

  • Papilio saharae saharae (North Africa, Arabia)
  • Papilio saharae rathjensi Warnecke, 1932 (Yemen, south-western Saudi Arabia)
  • Papilio saharae aferpilaggi Cassar & Catania (Lampedusa Island)

References

  • Pittaway, A. R., Larsen, T. B., Clarke, C. A., Smith, C. R., Crnjar, R. & Clarke, F. M. M. 1994. Papilio saharae Oberthür, 1879, specifically distinct from Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758 (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Entomologist's Gazette 45: 223–249.
  • Cassar L.F.,Catania A.,Cotton A., ""A new subspecies of Papilio saharae Oberthür, 1879 (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) from Lampedusa, Italy" Zootaxa 5231 (1): 065–078 (2023).


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