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Common White-banded Swallowtail

Papilio cyproeofila

Classification

Class
Insecta

Papilio cyproeofila, the common white-banded swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and Nigeria. The larvae feed on Piper species. Subspecies Papilio cyproeofila cyproeofila (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, western Nigeria) Papilio cyproeofila praecyola Suffert, 1904 (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic) Taxonomy It is a member of the zenobia species group.

Distribution

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