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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Papilio |
Species: | P. hesperus
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Papilio hesperus | |
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Papilio hesperus, the black and yellow swallowtail or Hesperus swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa. It is monomorphic, meaning there is only one phenotype in the population of this species. [4] The dorsal and ventral sides of its wings are practically identical due to the wing's translucence. [5]
The larvae feed on Beilschmiedia species, including Beilschmiedia ugandensis.
Papilio hesperus is the nominal member of the hesperus species group. The members of the clade are:
Congolian forests and surrounding ecoregions.
Papilio hesperus | |
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Mounted | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Papilio |
Species: | P. hesperus
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Binomial name | |
Papilio hesperus | |
Synonyms | |
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Papilio hesperus, the black and yellow swallowtail or Hesperus swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa. It is monomorphic, meaning there is only one phenotype in the population of this species. [4] The dorsal and ventral sides of its wings are practically identical due to the wing's translucence. [5]
The larvae feed on Beilschmiedia species, including Beilschmiedia ugandensis.
Papilio hesperus is the nominal member of the hesperus species group. The members of the clade are:
Congolian forests and surrounding ecoregions.