Papilio nobilis

Papilio nobilis, the noble swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa.

The larvae feed on Warburgia ugandensis.

Taxonomy

Papilio nobilis is a member of the oribazus species group. The clade members are:

• Papilio oribazus <small>Boisduval, 1836</small>
• Papilio epiphorbas <small>Boisduval, 1833</small>
• Papilio nobilis <small>Rogenhofer, 1891</small>

Subspecies

• Papilio nobilis nobilis (highlands of Kenya, Lake Victoria, eastern Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
• Papilio nobilis didingensis <small>Carpenter, 1928</small> (southern Sudan)
• Papilio nobilis crippsianus <small>Stoneham, 1936</small> . (Congo Republic, western Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
• Papilio nobilis mpanda <small>Kielland, 1990</small> (western Tanzania)

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