Papilio jacksoni

Papilio jacksoni
Papilio jacksoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Tribe: Papilionini
Genus: Papilio
Species: P. jacksoni
Binomial name
Papilio jacksoni
Sharpe, 1891
Synonyms
  • Druryia jacksoni

Jackson's Swallowtail (Papilio jacksoni) is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is found in Africa.

The female adults mimic Amauris echeria and relatives

The larvae feed on Clausena, Toddalia and Clausena anisata.

Subspecies

  • Papilio jacksoni jacksoni (Kenya (highlands), eastern Uganda)
  • Papilio jacksoni ruandana Le Cerf, 1924 (Zaire, eastern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi)
  • Papilio jacksoni hecqui Berger, 1954 (north-eastern Zaire)
  • Papilio jacksoni kungwe Cottrell, 1963 (western Tanzania)
  • Papilio jacksoni nyika Cottrell, 1963 (Nyika Plaetau in northern Malawi and eastern Zambia)
  • Papilio jacksoni imatonga Clifton & Collins, 1997 (Imatong Mountains in south-western Sudan)

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