Graphium auriger
Graphium auriger is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Senegal, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3]
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Graphium |
| Species: | G. auriger |
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Taxonomy
Graphium auriger belongs to a species group with 16 members. All are very similar The species group members are:
- Graphium abri Smith & Vane-Wright, 2001
- Graphium adamastor (Boisduval, 1836)
- Graphium agamedes (Westwood, 1842)
- Graphium almansor (Honrath, 1884)
- Graphium auriger (Butler, 1876)
- Graphium aurivilliusi (Seeldrayers, 1896)
- Graphium fulleri (Grose-Smith, 1883)
- Graphium hachei (Dewitz, 1881)
- Graphium kigoma Carcasson, 1964
- Graphium olbrechtsi Berger, 1950
- Graphium poggianus (Honrath, 1884)
- Graphium rileyi Berger, 1950
- Graphium schubotzi (Schultze, 1913)
- Graphium simoni (Aurivillius, 1899),
- Graphium ucalegon (Hewitson, 1865)[
- Graphium ucalegonides (Staudinger, 1884)
References
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- Butler, A.G. 1876. Descriptions of three new species of Papilio from the collection of Mr. Herbert Druce. Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine 13: 56-57.
- Graphium, Site of Markku Savela
- Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Leptocercini
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