Papilio jacksoni
Encyclopedia
Jackson's Swallowtail is a butterfly
of the Papilionidae family. It is found in Africa
.
The female adults mimic Amauris echeria
and relatives
The larvae feed on Clausena
, Toddalia
and Clausena anisata.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Papilionidae family. It is found in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
.
The female adults mimic Amauris echeria
Amauris echeria
The Chief is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in southern Africa.The wingspan is 55–65 mm for males and 63-70 for females...
and relatives
The larvae feed on Clausena
Clausena
Clausena is a genus of evergreen plant in the subfamily Aurantioideae within the family Rutaceae, native to Asia and Australia. It was first defined by N.L. Birman in 1768. The type species is Clausena excavata....
, Toddalia
Toddalia
Toddalia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the citrus family containing the single species Toddalia asiatica, which is known by the English common name orange climber. In Afrikaans it is called ranklemoentjie, and in Venda, gwambadzi. It is native to many countries in Africa and Asia. It...
and Clausena anisata.
Subspecies
- Papilio jacksoni jacksoni (Kenya (highlands), eastern Uganda)
- Papilio jacksoni ruandana Le Cerf, 1924 (Zaire, eastern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi)
- Papilio jacksoni hecqui Berger, 1954 (north-eastern Zaire)
- Papilio jacksoni kungwe Cottrell, 1963 (western Tanzania)
- Papilio jacksoni nyika Cottrell, 1963 (Nyika Plaetau in northern Malawi and eastern Zambia)
- Papilio jacksoni imatonga Clifton & Collins, 1997 (Imatong Mountains in south-western Sudan)