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The Zenobia Swallowtail or Volta Swallowtail (''Papilio zenobia'') 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, Congo Republic and Uganda.〔(Papilio at Funet )〕 The habitat consists of wetter forest in good to reasonable condition.〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini )〕 The larvae feed on ''Piper'' species, including ''Piper umbellatum''. ==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 of ''zenobia''. Very similar to ''Papilio cyproeofila'' but lacking white marginal spots on the hindwings. Also close to ''Papilio nobicea'' but differs slightly in its cream bands, which are also of a different shape (Larsen, 2005)."Tail-less black with a very broad white median band; in the male? the median band initially invades the discoidal cell of the forewing. (Carcasson, 1960) 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 zenobia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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