| Graphium schubotzi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Graphium |
| Species: | G. schubotzi |
| Binomial name | |
| Graphium schubotzi (Schultze, 1913) | |
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Graphium schubotzi is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in eastern Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its habitat consists of the forest/savanna transition zone.
Subspecies
- Graphium schubotzi schubotzi (eastern Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Graphium schubotzi maculata Libert, 2007 (Cameroon)
Taxonomy
Graphium schubotzi belongs to a species group with 16 members. All are very similar The species group members are:
- Graphium abri Smith & Vane-Wright, 2001
- Graphium adamastor (Boisduval, 1836)
- Graphium agamedes (Westwood, 1842)
- Graphium almansor (Honrath, 1884)
- Graphium auriger (Butler, 1876)
- Graphium aurivilliusi (Seeldrayers, 1896)
- Graphium fulleri (Grose-Smith, 1883)
- Graphium hachei (Dewitz, 1881)
- Graphium kigoma Carcasson, 1964
- Graphium olbrechtsi Berger, 1950
- Graphium poggianus (Honrath, 1884)
- Graphium rileyi Berger, 1950
- Graphium schubotzi (Schultze, 1913)
- Graphium simoni (Aurivillius, 1899),
- Graphium ucalegon (Hewitson, 1865)[
- Graphium ucalegonides (Staudinger, 1884)
G. olbrechtsi and G. odin are regarded as conspecific with G. auriger by Hancock (1983)
Images
- External images from Royal Museum of Central Africa. both eyeni and schubotzi as ssp. of auriger
- Royal Museum for Central Africa
References
- Schultze, A. 1913 Einige Mitteilungen uber Papilio agamedes Westw. und Verwandte, sowie Einfuhrung einer neuen Form aus dieser Gruppe. Entomologische Rundshau 30: 73-74.
- Graphium, Site of Markku Savela
- Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Leptocercini
- Libert, M. 2007b. Note on the genus Graphium Scopoli (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) Lambillionea 107 (1): 19-29.
- Hancock, D.L. (1983). Classification of the Papilionidae (Lepidoptera): a phylogenetic approach. Smithersia 2: 1-48.
- 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.
External links
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