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Description: | [Africa] This specimen is from William Hunter's collection which was utilised by Fabricius and Olivier in describing many new species. The collection contains types from other contemporary entomologists such as Drury.
A common swallowtail throughout Africa in a number of subspecies. The male has tails and is a light yellow with black margins. The female figured is a near-perfect mimic of Amauris niavius (see 127001/2). Other forms of the female track the patterns of the other subspecies of A. niavius with amazing precision. The species is famous for its role in genetic studies by Sir Cyril Clarke. [Torben B. Larsen det.] | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | LEPIDOPTERA : ARTHINSECT : DANAIDAE : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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