Papilio saharae, the Sahara swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in North Africa and Arabia.
Biology The larva feeds on Deverra chloranthus, Deverra scopularia, Seseli varium, Ferula communis and Pycnocyla glauca.
Subspecies Papilio saharae saharae (North Africa, Arabia) Papilio saharae rathjensi Warnecke, 1932 (Yemen, south-western Saudi Arabia) Papilio saharae aferpilaggi Cassar & Catania (Lampedusa Island)
References Pittaway, A. R., Larsen, T. B., Clarke, C. A., Smith, C. R., Crnjar, R. & Clarke, F. M. M. 1994. Papilio saharae Oberthür, 1879, specifically distinct from Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758 (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Entomologist's Gazette 45: 223–249. Cassar L.F., Catania A., Cotton A., ""A new subspecies of Papilio saharae Oberthür, 1879 (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) from Lampedusa, Italy" Zootaxa 5231 (1): 065–078 (2023).
External links Papilio saharae von J. Fuchs Tarrantier, Maroc Butterflies