Graphium rileyi, the Riley's graphium or blotched lady , is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Ivory Coast and central Ghana. Its habitat consists of semi-deciduous and upland forests.
Taxonomy
Graphium rileyi 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>
rileyi may be a form of Graphium ucalegonides.Images at [https://virtualcol.africamuseum.be/providence/pawtucket/index.php/Detail/objects/19735 Royal Africa Museum]
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