Papilio lormieri


Papilio lormieri, the central emperor swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, South Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya.
The larvae feed on Clausena anisata, Fagaropsis species, Rutaceae species, and Fagara macrophylla.

Taxonomy

Papilio lormieri is a member of the menestheus species group. The members of the clade are:

Subspecies

  • Papilio lormieri lormieri
  • Papilio lormieri semlikana Le Cerf, 1924
  • Papilio lormieri neocrocea Koçak, 1983 - '''Lormier's swallowtail'''