Papilio pelodurus is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia.Papilio at Funet
The larvae feed on Cryptocarya liebertiana and Ocotea usambarensis.
Taxonomy Papilio pelodurus is a member of the hesperus species-group. The members of the clade are Papilio hesperus Westwood, 1843 Papilio euphranor Trimen, 1868 Papilio horribilis Butler, 1874 Papilio pelodurus Butler, 1896
Subspecies Papilio pelodurus pelodurus (highland forest of Malawi) Papilio pelodurus vesper Le Cerf, 1924Le Cerf, F. 1924 Catalogue annote des “types” et formes nouvelles des Papilios d’Afrique contenus dans la collection du “Hill Museum”. Bulletin of the Hill Museum, Wiley (eastern and southern Tanzania, north-eastern Zambia, northern Malawi)
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