Graphium ucalegon
Graphium ucalegon, the creamy graphium, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. Its habitat consists of primary forests.
Adults are on wing mainly just before the beginning of the rain season. Adult males mud-puddle, but have also been observed feeding on rotten fish.
Subspecies
- Graphium ucalegon ucalegon
- Graphium ucalegon fonteinei Berger, 1981
- Graphium ucalegon schoutedeni Berger, 1950
Taxonomy
Graphium ucalegon belongs to a species group with 16 members. All are very similarThe species group members are:
- Graphium abri Smith & Vane-Wright, 2001
- Graphium adamastor
- Graphium agamedes
- Graphium almansor
- Graphium auriger
- Graphium aurivilliusi
- Graphium fulleri
- Graphium hachei
- Graphium kigoma Carcasson, 1964
- Graphium olbrechtsi Berger, 1950
- Graphium poggianus
- Graphium rileyi Berger, 1950
- Graphium schubotzi
- Graphium simoni,
- Graphium ucalegon
- ''[Graphium ucalegonides''