''Papilio cyproeofila'', the common white-banded swallowtail, is a

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swallowtail butterfly Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includes the larges ...

from the

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'' Papilio'' that is found in Guinea,

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. The larvae feed on ''

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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''

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. In the ''zenobia'' group the basic upperside wing pattern is black with white or yellowish bands and spots. The underside is brown and basally there is a red area marked with black stripes and spots. In the discal area there is a yellowish band with black stripes and veins. Females resemble ''

Amauris ''Amauris'' is a genus of Nymphalidae, nymphalid butterflies in the Danainae subfamily. ''Amauris niavius niavius'', ''Amauris echeria jacksoni'', and ''Amauris dominicanus'' are Mimicry, mimicked by ''Papilio dardanus'' females. Other mimics of ...

'' butterflies. Both sexes lack tails. The clade members are: *''Papilio cyproeofila'' Butler, 1868 *''

Papilio fernandus ''Papilio fernandus'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus '' Papilio'' that is found in Equatorial Guinea. Taxonomy It is a member of the ''zenobia'' species group. In the ''zenobia'' group the basic upperside wing pattern is b ...

'' Fruhstorfer, 1903 *''

Papilio filaprae ''Papilio filaprae'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus '' Papilio'' that is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Angola and Equatorial Guinea. The species was first described ...

'' Suffert, 1904 *''

Papilio gallienus ''Papilio gallienus'', the narrow-banded swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the central part of the Republic of the Congo. Taxonomy ''Papilio ga ...

'' Distant, 1879 *''

Papilio mechowi ''Papilio mechowi'' is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae found in Africa. Subspecies *''Papilio mechowi mechowi'' (Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic, southern Sudan, Uganda, Republic of the Congo, Angola) *''Papilio mechowi whitn ...

'' Dewitz, 1881 *''

Papilio mechowianus ''Papilio mechowianus'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus '' Papilio'' that is found in Angola and the Republic of the Congo. Taxonomy It is a member of the ''zenobia'' species group. In the ''zenobia'' group the basic upp ...

'' Dewitz, 1885 *''

Papilio nobicea ''Papilio nobicea'', the Volta swallowtail, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Ghana and Togo. The habitat consists of forests in mountainous terrain. Taxonomy It is a member of the ''zenobia'' species group. In the ''ze ...

'' Suffert, 1904 *''

Papilio zenobia ''Papilio zenobia'', the Zenobia swallowtail or Volta swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus '' Papilio'' that is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, t ...

'' Fabricius, 1775

Description

It is very similar to ''

'' but has cream-white rather than cream-yellow bands and these are not curved on the inner edge Larsen, Torben B., 2005 ''Butterflies of West Africa''. Apollo Books Stenstrup, Denmark .

References

External links

swallowtails.net
Images
Global Butterfly Information System
Images (as subgenus ''Druryia'') cyproeofila Butterflies described in 1868 Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler {{Papilionidae-stub