Graphium taboranus

• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Family Papilionidae

'The Papilionidae belong to the Superfamily Papilionoidea, the true butterflies. Swallowtails are worldwide in distribution and comprise approximately 560 species. They are richest in the tropics, and their brilliant colors make them favorites of butterfly enthusiasts. Many swallowtail species, especially in the tropics, mimic other butterflies that are distasteful, while others are distasteful and cause birds and other vertebrate predators to regurgitate. Swallowtail adults are medium to large and may or may not have tails, while parnassian adults are medium, tailless, and have translucent wings . All adult parnassians and swallowtails have three pairs of walking legs , and adults of all species visit flowers for nectar.

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Subfamily Papilioninae

Swallowtails are members of the Family Papilionidae. They comprise about 560 species, have a worldwide distribution, and are richest in the tropics. Many are brilliantly colored and are favorites of butterfly enthusiasts. Many species, especially those in the tropics, mimic other butterflies that are distasteful, while others are distasteful and cause birds and other vertebrate predators to regurgitate. Adults are medium to large, may or may not have tails, and have three pairs of walking legs . Adults of all species visit flowers for nectar. Males of most species patrol for mates, while males of one group (Black, Old World, Anise, and Indra Swallowtails) perch on hilltops or ridges instead of patrolling . Swallowtails lay globular eggs and overwinter as pupae. Some species spend more than one year in the pupal stage, likely to survive drought years when little caterpillar food is available. In arid areas, the Black, Anise, and Indra Swallowtails often display this strategy.

Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial [2].

Ecology: This is a species of woodlands and particularly Miombo (Brachystegia spp. ). The Annonaceae host-plants are found especially along streams and rivers within the more open woodlands (Kielland 1990). (Ref. 275474).

List of Habitats :

•     1     Forest   
  
•     1.5     Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry   
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Taxonomy

Synonyms

Papilio taboranus

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

First described: Oberthür, C. [Formées dans l'Afrique orientale]. Oberthür, C. (1886) [Formées dans l'Afrique orientale]. Bull . Soc. ent. Fr. (6)6: cxiv-cxv, 1886.

Comment: HT

Last scrutiny: 16-Jan-2008

Similar Species

Members of the genus Graphium

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 8 species and subspecies in this genus:

G. deucalion (Yellow Zebra) · G. dorcus (Tabitha's Swordtail) · G. epaminondas (Andamans Swordtail) · G. meeki (Meek's Graphium) · G. meyeri (Meyer's Triangle) · G. polistratus (Dancing Swallowtail) · G. sandawanum (Apo Swallowtail) · G. taboranus (Tabora White Lady)

More Info

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Further Reading

• Heath, A., Newport, M.A. and Hancock, D. 2002. Butterflies of Zambia. Lepidopterists' Society of Africa and A.B.R.I.
• IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.2). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 10 November 2011).
• Kielland, J. 1990. Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House.
• Oberthür, C. [Formées dans l'Afrique orientale]. Oberthür, C. (1886) [Formées dans l'Afrique orientale]. Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (6)6: cxiv-cxv, 1886.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
• GloBIS (GART)
• GloBIS (GART): Global Butterfly Information System. Release date: November 23, 2008
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 17, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
• Larsen, T. 2011. Graphium taboranus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
• LepIndex: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 17, 2008:

• BeBIF Provider: Royal Museum of Central Africa - Albertian Rift Butterflies (ENBI wp13)

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 7686799
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Gar-45
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14710418
• IUCN ID: 212079
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 824505

Footnotes

1. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=14&sci=Papilionidae&com=Parnassians and Swallowtails [back]
2. Larsen, T. 2011. Graphium taboranus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]

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