Graphium kigoma
{{Short description|Species of butterfly}}
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| genus = Graphium (butterfly)
| species = kigoma
| authority = Carcasson, 1964Carcasson, R.H. 1964 New butterflies from the Kigoma area of western Tanganyika.Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society & Coryndon Museum 24 (4): 62-67.[https://archive.org/details/journalofea2441081964east/page/66/mode/1up?view=theater online][http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/papilionidae/papilioninae/graphium/index.html Graphium], Site of Markku Savela
| synonyms =
- Graphium (Arisbe) kigoma
- Graphium almansor wranghami Kielland, 1978
- Graphium (Arisbe) almansor kigoma Carcasson, 1964
- Graphium poggianus kigoma
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Graphium kigoma is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Tanzania, from the western part of the country to the Kigoma District.[http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/papilionidae_leptocercini.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Leptocercini] The habitat consists of forests (including riparian forests) and heavy woodland.
Taxonomy
Graphium kigoma belongs to a species group with 16 members.It may be a subspecies of Graphium almansor. All are very similar The species group members are:
- Graphium abri Smith & Vane-Wright, 2001
- Graphium adamastor (Boisduval, 1836)
- Graphium agamedes (Westwood, 1842)
- Graphium almansor (Honrath, 1884)
- Graphium auriger (Butler, 1876)
- Graphium aurivilliusi (Seeldrayers, 1896)
- Graphium fulleri (Grose-Smith, 1883)
- Graphium hachei (Dewitz, 1881)
- Graphium kigoma Carcasson, 1964
- Graphium olbrechtsi Berger, 1950
- Graphium poggianus (Honrath, 1884)
- Graphium rileyi Berger, 1950
- Graphium schubotzi (Schultze, 1913)
- Graphium simoni (Aurivillius, 1899),
- Graphium ucalegon (Hewitson, 1865)[
- Graphium ucalegonides (Staudinger, 1884)
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Category:Butterflies of Africa
Category:Endemic fauna of Tanzania
Category:Lepidoptera of Tanzania
Category:Butterflies described in 1964
Category:Taxa named by Robert Herbert Carcasson
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