The broad black marginal band of the hindwing is always ornamented with light spots. The wings have a common light median band, which does not reach the base of the hindwing and is interrupted in cellule 5 of the forewing. Hindwing beneath without black basal, dot in cellule 7 and consequently with only two such dots. Hindwing with 3—8 usually double sub¬ marginal spots. Markings white, slightly suffused with greenish; discal spots 1 a and 1 b of the forewing do not cover the base of these cellules; both wings with two small streak-like submarginal spots in each cellule; hindwing above with a single discal spot in each of cellules 2–4; the white basal spot of cellule 2 of the hindwing obliquely cut off distally and sharply defined; the cell of the forewing with 3—4 white longitudinal streaks opposite to cellule 3 and with a white costal marginal spot just before the apex.Congo region.[5]
Taxonomyedit
Graphium aurivilliusi belongs to a species group with 16 members. All are very similar The species group members are:
^Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Graphium aurivilliusi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T9470A12991215. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T9470A12991215.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^Seeldrayers, E. 1896. Lepidopteres nouveaux du Congo. Annales de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique 40: 499-505.
^Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Leptocercini
^Aurivillius, [P.O.]C. 1908-1924. In: Seitz, A. Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde Band 13: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen Tagfalter, 1925, 613 Seiten, 80 Tafeln (The Macrolepidoptera of the World 13). Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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graphium, aurivilliusi, species, butterfly, family, papilionidae, swallowtails, endemic, democratic, republic, congo, only, known, from, type, series, males, type, specimens, labelled, congo, only, form, graphium, agamedes, original, description, from, annales. Graphium aurivilliusi is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae swallowtails It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo 4 It is only known from the type series of males The type specimens is labelled Congo only It may be a form of Graphium agamedes Graphium aurivilliusi Original description from Annales de la Societe entomologique de Belgique 1897 Conservation status Data Deficient IUCN 2 3 1 Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Lepidoptera Family Papilionidae Genus Graphium Species G aurivilliusi Binomial name Graphium aurivilliusi Seeldrayers 1896 2 3 Synonyms Papilio aurivilliusi Seeldrayers 1896 Graphium auriger aurivilliusi Hancock 1993 Contents 1 Description 2 Taxonomy 3 Images 4 References 5 Sources 6 External linksDescription editThe broad black marginal band of the hindwing is always ornamented with light spots The wings have a common light median band which does not reach the base of the hindwing and is interrupted in cellule 5 of the forewing Hindwing beneath without black basal dot in cellule 7 and consequently with only two such dots Hindwing with 3 8 usually double sub marginal spots Markings white slightly suffused with greenish discal spots 1 a and 1 b of the forewing do not cover the base of these cellules both wings with two small streak like submarginal spots in each cellule hindwing above with a single discal spot in each of cellules 2 4 the white basal spot of cellule 2 of the hindwing obliquely cut off distally and sharply defined the cell of the forewing with 3 4 white longitudinal streaks opposite to cellule 3 and with a white costal marginal spot just before the apex Congo region 5 Taxonomy editGraphium aurivilliusi belongs to a species group with 16 members All are very similar The species group members are Graphium abri Smith amp 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 Images editExternal images from Royal Museum of Central Africa References edit Gimenez Dixon M 1996 Graphium aurivilliusi IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996 e T9470A12991215 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 1996 RLTS T9470A12991215 en Retrieved 17 November 2021 Seeldrayers E 1896 Lepidopteres nouveaux du Congo Annales de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique 40 499 505 Graphium Site of Markku Savela Afrotropical Butterflies File C Papilionidae Tribe Leptocercini Aurivillius P O C 1908 1924 In Seitz A Die Grossschmetterlinge der Erde Band 13 Abt 2 Die exotischen Grossschmetterlinge Die afrikanischen Tagfalter 1925 613 Seiten 80 Tafeln The Macrolepidoptera of the World 13 Alfred Kernen Verlag Stuttgart nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Sources editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it September 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Graphium aurivilliusi nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Graphium aurivilliusi External images nbsp This Papilionidae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Graphium aurivilliusi amp oldid 1213224598, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
