Papilio fernandus

Papilio fernandus is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Equatorial Guinea.^[2]

Papilio fernandus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. fernandus
Binomial name
Papilio fernandus Fruhstorfer, 1903[1]
Synonyms
Papilio cypraeafila fernandus Fruhstorfer, 1903 Papilio cyproeofila fernandus f. fumigatus Canu, 1994

Taxonomy

It is a member of the zenobia species group. In the zenobia group the basic upperside wing pattern is black with white or yellowish bands and spots. The underside is brown and basally there is a red area marked with black stripes and spots. In the discal area there is a yellowish band with black stripes and veins. Females resemble Amauris butterflies. Both sexes lack tails. The clade members are:

• Papilio cyproeofila Butler, 1868
• Papilio fernandus Fruhstorfer, 1903
• Papilio filaprae Suffert, 1904
• Papilio gallienus Distant, 1879
• Papilio mechowi Dewitz, 1881
• Papilio mechowianus Dewitz, 1885
• Papilio nobicea Suffert, 1904
• Papilio zenobia Fabricius, 1775

Description

It is very similar to Papilio cyproeofila and the very short description of P. fernandus places it as a local race of P. cyproeofila.

Gallery

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  Papilio gallienus
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  Papilio mechowi
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  Papilio mechowianus
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  Papilio zenobia