Graphium olbrechtsi is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Subspecies
- Graphium olbrechtsi olbrechtsi (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kabinda, Lomami, Lualaba)
- Graphium olbrechtsi tongoni <small>Berger, 1969</small> (Democratic Republic of the Congo: east to Maniema)
Taxonomy
Graphium olbrechtsi belongs to a species group with 16 members. 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>
G. olbrechtsi and G. odin (synonym of schubotzi) are regarded as conspecific with G. auriger by Hancock (1983)
Images
[https://virtualcol.africamuseum.be/providence/pawtucket/index.php/Detail/objects/7632 External images] from Royal Museum of Central Africa.
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