Graphium taboranus

Graphium taboranus is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, and northern Zambia.^[3] The habitat consists of woodland.

Graphium taboranus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Graphium
Species:	G. taboranus
Binomial name
Graphium taboranus (Oberthür, 1886)[1][2]
Synonyms
Papilio taboranus Oberthür, 1886 Graphium (Arisbe) taboranus Papilio nivinox Butler, 1894

Description

Diagnostic.The markings of the upper surface snow-white; the discal band in cellule 2 of the forewing is smaller, not reaching the base of the cellule and is quite free; the white subdiscal spots of the hindwing above are almost in the middle of the marginal band. Nyassaland and German East Africa.^[4] External images from Royal Museum of Central Africa.

Biology

The larvae feed on Annona species.

Taxonomy

Graphium taboranus belongs to a clade with six members. All have similar genitalia The clade members are:

• Graphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779)
• Graphium endochus (Boisduval, 1836)
• Graphium morania (Angas, 1849)
• Graphium taboranus (Oberthür, 1886)
• Graphium schaffgotschi (Niepelt, 1927)
• Graphium ridleyanus (White, 1843)