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Graphium ucalegon

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Graphium ucalegon
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Graphium ucalegon, the creamy graphium, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). 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.[3] Its habitat consists of primary forests.

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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.

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Subspecies

  • Graphium ucalegon ucalegon (western Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, north-western Angola, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Graphium ucalegon fonteinei Berger, 1981 [4] (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sankuru, Kabinda, Lomami, Lualaba)
  • Graphium ucalegon schoutedeni Berger, 1950 [5] (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
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Taxonomy

Graphium ucalegon belongs to a species group with 16 members. All are very similar The species group members are:

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Images

External images from Royal Museum of Central Africa.

References

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