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Papilio nireus (Linné, 1758)

Subspecies

  • [Papilio] nireus nireus (LinnĂ©, 1758)
    - erinus (Gray, [1853])
    - nora (Strand, 1915)
    - dimidiatus (Le Cerf, 1924)
    - nireoides (Brown, 1932)
    - bedoci (Dufrane, 1946)
    - punctata (Dufrane, 1946)
    - seeldrayersi (Dufrane, 1946)
    - pierardi (Dufrane, 1946)
    - falcata (Dufrane, 1946)
    - houzeaui (Dufrane, 1946)
    - tenuivitatta (Dufrane, 1946)
    - xerophila (Storace, 1952)
    - micronireus (Storace, 1952)
    - lyaeoides (Storace, 1952)

Adult morphologyWingspan55
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)11
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)153
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
ALF:
Generally found in all types of forest
ALF
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
WWT:
Found in both the Liberia and Ghana subregions and extending to the coastal forests of East Africa
WWT

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Rutaceae
    - Calodendrum
    - Citrus
    - Clausena
    - Fagara
    - Teclea
    - Toddalia
    - Vepris

  • Rutaceae
    - Calodendrum
    - Citrus
    - Clausena
    - Fagara
    - Teclea
    - Toddalia
    - Vepris

Records


1. ^ Larsen (2010)
2. ^ Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011