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Papilio Nobicea
''Papilio nobicea'', the Volta swallowtail, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Ghana and Togo. The habitat consists of forests in mountainous terrain. Taxonomy It is a member of the ''zenobia'' species group. In the ''zenobia'' group the basic upperside wing pattern is black with white or yellowish bands and spots. The underside is brown and basally there is a red area marked with black stripes and spots. In the discal area there is a yellowish band with black stripes and veins. Females resemble butterflies of the genus ''Amauris''. Both sexes lack tails. The clade members are: *'' Papilio cyproeofila'' Butler, 1868 *'' Papilio fernandus'' Fruhstorfer, 1903 *''Papilio filaprae'' Suffert, 1904 *''Papilio gallienus'' Distant, 1879 *''Papilio mechowi'' Dewitz, 1881 *''Papilio mechowianus'' Dewitz, 1885 *''Papilio nobicea'' Suffert, 1904 *''Papilio zenobia'' Fabricius, 1775 Description ''Papilio nobicea'' is very similar to ''Papilio zenobia ''Papilio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Suffert
Ernst Suffert ( fl. 1900) was a German entomologist who specialised in studies of Lepidoptera. Ernst Suffert described many new species of African butterflies and moths, including '' Papilio chrapkowskii'', '' Papilio filaprae'', '' Mylothris ertli'' and '' Mylothris schumanni''. His collection was purchased by James John Joicey. Works *Suffert, Ernst; & Zocher, H. (1924): Morphologie und Optik der Schmetterlingsschuppen insbesondere die Schillerfarben de Schmetterlinge. ''Z. Morphol. Öekol. Tiere'' 1, pp. 171–308 *Suffert, E., 1900 Eine neue Aberration des Danaus dorippus Klug aus Deutsch-Ostafrika. ''Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift'' 45:115-116. *Suffert, E., 1904 Neue afrikanisches Tagfalter aus dem Kon. Zool. Museum, Berlin, und meiner Sammlung. ''Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift'', Iris 17:12-107. * Suffert, E., 1904 Neue Nymphaliden aus Africa. ''Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift'', Iris 17:108-123. *Suffert, E. (1904) Neue Tagfalter aus Deutsch-Ost-A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |