Papilio hesperus, the black and yellow swallowtail or Hesperus swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa.
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:
Subspecies
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Papilio hesperus hesperus (Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Congo Republic, Uganda, north-western Tanzania, northern Zambia)
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Papilio hesperus feae Storace, 1963 [4] Equatorial Guinea)
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Papilio hesperus sudana Gabriel, 1945 [5] (southern Sudan)
Habitats
Congolian forests and surrounding ecoregions.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropical realm.
References
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^ Westwood, J.O. [1842-1843]. Arcana Entomologica; or illustrations of new, rare, and interesting species 1: iv + 192 pp.
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^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
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^ Papilio, Site of Markku Savela
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^ Storace, L. 1963 Osservazioni sul Papilio hesperus Westwood Mem. Soc. Ent. Italiana 42 : 98-101
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^ 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
