Papilio ophidicephalus

Papilio ophidicephalus is a member of the menestheus species group. The members of the clade are: • Papilio menestheus Drury, 1773 • Papilio lormieri Distant, 1874 • Papilio ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878 ==Subspecies==

Listed alphabetically: (South Africa, Eswatini) • P. o. chirinda van Son, 1939 (west-central Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe) • P. o. cottrelli van Son, 1966 (south-central Zambia) • P. o. entabeni van Son, 1939 (South Africa: Limpopo Province) • P. o. mkuwadzi Gifford, 1961 (south-western Tanzania, northern Malawi, north-eastern Zambia) • P. o. niassicola Storace, 1955 (southern and central Malawi) • P. o. ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878 (eastern Kenya, Tanzania, north-eastern Zambia, south-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo) • P. o. phalusco Suffert, 1904 (South Africa) • P. o. transvaalensis van Son, 1939 (South Africa: Limpopo Province) • P. o. zuluensis van Son, 1939 (South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal to the north-east) == Gallery ==

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