Graphium rileyi, the Riley's graphium or blotched lady , is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Ivory Coast and central Ghana.[3] Its habitat consists of semi-deciduous and upland forests.

Riley's graphium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Graphium
Species:
G. rileyi
Binomial name
Graphium rileyi
Berger, 1950 [1][2]
Synonyms
  • Graphium (Arisbe) rileyi
  • Graphium ucalegonides rileyi Berger, 1950
  • Graphium fulleri rileyi Smith & Vane-Wright, 2001

Taxonomy

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Graphium rileyi belongs to a species group with 16 members. All are very similar The species group members are:

rileyi may be a form of Graphium ucalegonides.Images at Royal Africa Museum

References

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  1. ^ Berger, L.A. 1950. Catologues Raisonnés de la Faune Entomologique du Congo Belge Lépidoptères-Rhopalocères 1. – Fam. Papilionidae. Annales du Musée Royal du Congo Belge. C-Zoologie (3) 8 (1): 1-102.
  2. ^ Graphium, Site of Markku Savela
  3. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Leptocercini