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Graphium agamedes

{{Short description|Species of butterfly}}

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| image = Graphium agamedes.JPG

| genus = Graphium (butterfly)

| species = agamedes

| authority = (Westwood, 1842)[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/papilionidae/papilioninae/graphium/index.html Graphium], Site of Markku Savela

| synonyms =

  • Papilio agamedes Westwood, 1842
  • Graphium (Arisbe) agamedes
  • Papilio agamedes medesaga Suffert, 1904

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Graphium agamedes, the Westwood's white lady, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/papilionidae_leptocercini.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Leptocercini] The habitat consists of the forest/savanna transition zone.

Description

For terms see External morphology of Lepidoptera

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; the median band of the forewing continuous to vein 5, not covering the base of cellules 1 a and 1 b; the large white spot in the cell of the forewing (opposite to cellule 8) does not reach the front margin of the cell; forewing deep black at the base, much darker than in the discal half; the basal spot in cellule 2 of the hindwing incised distally; hindwing with two sub¬marginal and two discal streaks each in cellules 2 to 4 or 5. Ashanti and Togo. ab. medesaga Suff. only differs in that the forewing has a small spot in the apex of the cell and a double submarginal spot in cellule.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.{{PD-notice}}

Taxonomy

Graphium agamedes belongs to a species group with 16 members. All are very similar

The species group members are:

Images

[https://virtualcol.africamuseum.be/providence/pawtucket/index.php/Detail/objects/7629 External images] from Royal Museum of Central Africa.

References

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  • Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World {{ISBN|0-245-52097-X}} page 89, figure 1.

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agamedes

Category:Butterflies described in 1842

Category:Butterflies of Africa

Category:Taxa named by John O. Westwood

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