Graphium kigoma is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Tanzania, from the western part of the country to the Kigoma District. The habitat consists of forests (including riparian forests) and heavy woodland.
Taxonomy
Graphium kigoma belongs to a species group with 16 members.It may be a subspecies of Graphium almansor. All are very similar The species group members are:
- Graphium abri <small>Smith & Vane-Wright, 2001 </small>
- Graphium adamastor <small> (Boisduval, 1836) </small>
- Graphium agamedes <small>(Westwood, 1842)</small>
- Graphium almansor <small>(Honrath, 1884)</small>
- Graphium auriger <small>(Butler, 1876)</small>
- Graphium aurivilliusi <small>(Seeldrayers, 1896)</small>
- Graphium fulleri <small>(Grose-Smith, 1883)</small>
- Graphium hachei <small>(Dewitz, 1881)</small>
- Graphium kigoma <small>Carcasson, 1964</small>
- Graphium olbrechtsi <small>Berger, 1950</small>
- Graphium poggianus <small>(Honrath, 1884)</small>
- Graphium rileyi <small>Berger, 1950</small>
- Graphium schubotzi <small>(Schultze, 1913)</small>
- Graphium simoni <small>(Aurivillius, 1899),</small>
- Graphium ucalegon <small>(Hewitson, 1865)[</small>
- Graphium ucalegonides <small>(Staudinger, 1884)</small>
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