Papilio constantinus
Papilio constantinus est papilio familiae Papilionidarum. In Oecozona Afrotropica Africae subsaharanae endemicus est.
Classis : Insecta
Ordo : Lepidoptera
Familia : Papilionidae
Genus : Papilio
Species : P. constantinus
Ordo : Lepidoptera
Familia : Papilionidae
Genus : Papilio
Species : P. constantinus
Papilio constantinus
Ward, 1871[1][2]
Ward, 1871[1][2]
Synonyma
*Princeps constantinus
- Papilio constantinus f. chrysothemis Stoneham, 1931
- Papilio constantinus alticola Le Cerf, 1924
- Papilio constantinus monticolus Le Cerf, 1924
- Papilio constantinus f. mathieui Dufrane, 1946
- Papilio constantinus mweruana f. wittei Berger, 1981
Latitudo alarum est 70–90 millimetra in maribus et 80–95 mm in feminis. Tempus volatus est menses calidiores, praecipue a Novembri ad Februarium.[3] Larvae Vepre reflexa, Vepre lanceolata, Vepre undulata, Clausena spp., Citro spp., Teclea trifoliato, Teclea nobile, et Teclea gerrardii vescuntur.[1][4]
Ex Constantino I imperatore Romano appellatur.
Taxinomia
recenserePapilio constantinus est socius gregis specierum dardani. Socii cladi sunt
- Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
- Papilio constantinus Ward, 1871
- Papilio delalandei Godart, [1824]
- Papilio phorcas Cramer, [1775]
- Papilio rex Oberthür, 1886
Subspecies
recensereSubspecies alphabetice perscriptae.[1]
- P. c. constantinus Ward, 1871 (Aethiopia meridiorientalis, Somalia australis, litus Kenyae, Tanzania, Malavium, Zambia meridiana et boriorientalis, Mozambicum, Zimbabua, Botswana orientalis, Africa Australis, Swazilandia)
- P. c. lecerfi Koçak, 1996 (Kenya)
- P. c. mweruanus Joicey & Talbot, 1927 (Respublica Democratica Congensis, Tanzania occidentalis, Zambia)
Notae
recensereBibliographia
recensere- Carcasson, R. H. 1960. The Swallowtail Butterflies of East Africa (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae).] Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society. Pdf.
- Collins, N. M., et M. G. Morris. 1985. Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. IUCN. Pdf.
- Woodhall, Steve. 2005. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers.
Nexus externi
recensereVicimedia Communia plura habent quae ad papilionem constantinum spectant. |
Vide "papilionem constantinum" apud Vicispecies. |