Papilio hesperus

Papilio hesperus
	Mounted
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. hesperus
Binomial name
	Papilio hesperus; Westwood, 1843
Synonyms
	Princeps hesperus; Papilio embodinus Ehrmann, 1921; Papilio horribilis var. calabaricus Distant, 1879; Papilio hesperus maculatissimus Suffert, 1904; Papilio hesperus f. additionis Strand, 1913; Papilio hesperus f. bukoba Richelmann, 1913; Papilio hesperus ab. dualana Strand, 1914; Papilio hesperus var. kassaiensis Moreau, 1917; Papilio hesperus f. insolitus Le Cerf, 1924; Papilio hesperus f. rufopuncta Stoneham, 1944; Papilio hesperus hesperus ab. lagai Dufrane, 1946; Papilio hesperus hesperus ab. blariauxi Dufrane, 1946; Papilio hesperus hesperus ab. cuvelieri Dufrane, 1946; Papilio hesperus hesperus f. mariae Dufrane, 1953; Papilio hesperus hesperus f. punctata Dufrane, 1953;

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.

Taxonomy

Papilio hesperus is the nominal member of the hesperus species group. The members of the clade are:

Papilio hesperus Westwood, 1843
Papilio euphranor Trimen, 1868
Papilio horribilis Butler, 1874
Papilio pelodurus Butler, 1896

Subspecies

Papilio hesperus hesperus (Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Congo Republic, Uganda, north-western Tanzania, northern Zambia)
Papilio hesperus feae Storace, 1963 ^[6] Equatorial Guinea)
Papilio hesperus sudana Gabriel, 1945 ^[7] (southern Sudan)

Habitats

Congolian forests and surrounding ecoregions.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropical realm.

References

^ Westwood, J.O. [1842-1843]. Arcana Entomologica; or illustrations of new, rare, and interesting species 1: iv + 192 pp.
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
^ Papilio, Site of Markku Savela
^ West-Eberhard, Mary Jane (2003-03-13). Developmental Plasticity and Evolution. doi:10.1093/oso/9780195122343.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-512234-3.
^ Stavenga, Doekele G.; Leertouwer, Heinrich L.; Arikawa, Kentaro (2023-02-26). "Butterfly Wing Translucence Enables Enhanced Visual Signaling". Insects. 14 (3): 234. doi:10.3390/insects14030234. ISSN 2075-4450. PMC 10057065. PMID 36975919.
^ Storace, L. 1963 Osservazioni sul Papilio hesperus Westwood Mem. Soc. Ent. Italiana 42 : 98-101
^ Gabriel, A.G. 1945. Notes on some Papilionidae (Lep. Rhopalocera), with descriptions of five new subspecies. Entomologist 78: 151-152.

Carcasson, R.H., 1960 "The Swallowtail Butterflies of East Africa (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae)". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society pdf Key to East Africa members of the Papilionidae, diagnostic and other notes and figures. (Permission to host granted by The East Africa Natural History Society

External links

Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Media related to Papilio hesperus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Papilio hesperus at Wikispecies

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[1] Westwood, J.O. [1842-1843]. Arcana Entomologica; or illustrations of new, rare, and interesting species 1: iv + 192 pp.

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-05-09.

[funet-3] Papilio, Site of Markku Savela

[4] West-Eberhard, Mary Jane (2003-03-13). Developmental Plasticity and Evolution. doi:10.1093/oso/9780195122343.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-512234-3.

[5] Stavenga, Doekele G.; Leertouwer, Heinrich L.; Arikawa, Kentaro (2023-02-26). "Butterfly Wing Translucence Enables Enhanced Visual Signaling". Insects. 14 (3): 234. doi:10.3390/insects14030234. ISSN 2075-4450. PMC 10057065. PMID 36975919.

[6] Storace, L. 1963 Osservazioni sul Papilio hesperus Westwood Mem. Soc. Ent. Italiana 42 : 98-101

[7] Gabriel, A.G. 1945. Notes on some Papilionidae (Lep. Rhopalocera), with descriptions of five new subspecies. Entomologist 78: 151-152.

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