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The Volta Swallowtail (''Papilio nobicea'') is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Ghana and Togo.〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini )〕 The habitat consists of forests in mountainous terrain. ==Taxonomy== It is a member of the ''zenobia'' species-group.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. Both sexes lack tails. The clade members are *''Papilio cyproeofila'' Butler, 1868 *''Papilio fernandus'' Fruhstorfer, 1903 *''Papilio filaprae'' Suffert, 1904 *''Papilio gallienus'' Distant, 1879 *''Papilio mechowi'' Dewitz, 1881 *''Papilio mechowianus'' Dewitz, 1885 *''Papilio nobicea'' Suffert, 1904 *''Papilio zenobia'' Fabricius, 1775 Diagnosis. ''Papilio nobicea'' is very similar to ''Papilio zenobia'' but has pure white discal bands with no cream tinge (Larsen, 2005). In (Global Butterfly Information System ) ''nobicea'' Suffert, 1904 is treated as a junior synonym of ''Papilio'' (''Druryia'') ''zenobia'' Fabricius, 1775. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Papilio nobicea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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