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:

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