Papilio mackinnoni


Papilio mackinnoni, the Mackinnon's swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Angola, Uganda, Zaire, South Sudan, the Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Burundi.
The larvae feed on Rutaceae, Clausema, Toddalia, Citrus, Teclea simplicifolia, T. nobilis and T. tricocarpa.

Subspecies

  • Papilio mackinnoni mackinnoni
  • Papilio mackinnoni benguellae Jordan, 1908
  • Papilio mackinnoni theodori Riley, 1921
  • Papilio mackinnoni isokae
  • Papilio mackinnoni mpwapwana Kielland, 1990
  • Papilio mackinnoni reductofascia Kielland, 1990
Image:Rwenzori road to Semilki National Park.jpg|thumb|left|230px|Rwenzori Mountains light forest

Habitat

Congolian forests and Albertine Rift montane forests.

Biogeographic realm

This species is located in the Afrotropical realm.