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:- Papilio menestheus Drury, 1773
- Papilio lormieri Distant, 1874
- Papilio ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878