Papilio jacksoni Sharpe 1891

Papilio jacksoni, the Jackson's swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa.

The female adults mimic Amauris echeria and relatives.

The larvae feed on Clausena, Toddalia and Clausena anisata.

Description

Emily Sharpe's illustration of the male (figure 1) and female (figure 2) of Papilio jacksoni in the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

"Male as in ssp. echerioides, but black more sooty, median band narrower, reduced to very well separated spots in forewing,white with faint ochreous tinge. Female as in echerioides, but white apical spot does not touch the margin; white spots in hindwing in both sexes well inside margin." (Robert Herbert Carcasson, 1960).

Subspecies

• Papilio jacksoni jacksoni (Kenya (highlands), eastern Uganda)
• Papilio jacksoni ruandana Le Cerf, 1924^[3] (Zaire, eastern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi)
• Papilio jacksoni hecqui Berger, 1954 ^[4] (north-eastern Zaire)
• Papilio jacksoni kungwe Cottrell, 1963^[5] (western Tanzania)
• Papilio jacksoni nyika Cottrell, 1963 (Nyika Plateau in northern Malawi and eastern Zambia)
• Papilio jacksoni imatonga Clifton & Collins, 1997 (Imatong Mountains in south-western Sudan)

Taxonomy

Papilio jacksoni is a member of the echerioides species group. This clade includes:

• Papilio echerioides Trimen, 1868
• Papilio fuelleborni Karsch, 1900
• Papilio jacksoni Sharpe, 1891
• Papilio sjoestedti Aurivillius, 1908

Etymology

It was named for the collector Frederick John Jackson in "Descriptions of New Butterflies collected by Mr. F. J. Jackson, F.Z.S:, in British East Africa, during his recent Expedition. Part I & II" Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1891 : 187-194, pl. 16-17, : 633-638, pl. 48.

References

• Carcasson, R.H., 1960 "The Swallowtail Butterflies of East Africa (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae)". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society pdf Key to East Africa members of the species group, diagnostic and other notes and figures. (Permission to host granted by The East Africa Natural History Society).
• Cottrell, C.B. (1963). Two new subspecies of Papilio jacksoni. E. Sharpe (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) from Tanganyika and the northern Rhodesia-Nyasaland border. Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B) 32: 125-128.

Papilio jacksoni est une espèce de lépidoptères (papillons) de la famille des Papilionidae. Cette espèce vit en Afrique subsaharienne.

Systématique

L'espèce Papilio jacksoni a été décrite pour la première fois en 1891 par l'entomologiste et illustratrice anglaise Emily Mary Bowdler Sharpe (d) (1869-1928) dans Proceedings of the general meetings for scientific business of the Zoological Society of London^[1].

Notes et références

Papilio jacksoni is een vlinder uit de familie van de pages (Papilionidae).^[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1891 door Emily Mary Bowdler Sharpe.

Papilio jacksoni là một loài bướm thuộc họ Papilionidae. Nó được tìm thấy ở Africa.

The female adults mimic Amauris echeria and relatives

Ấu trùng ăn Clausena, Toddalia and Clausena anisata.

Phụ loài

• 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 tây nam Sudan)

Hình ảnh

Chú thích

Tham khảo

• Two New Subspecies Of Papilio Jacksoni E. Sharpe (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) From Tanganyika And The Northern Rhodesia-Nyasaland Border
• Phương tiện liên quan tới Papilio jacksoni tại Wikimedia Commons

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