Papilio constantinus
Papilio constantinus est papilio familiae Papilionidarum. In Oecozona Afrotropica Africae subsaharanae endemicus est.

Latitudo alarum est 70–90 millimetra in maribus et 80–95 mm in feminis. Tempus volatus est menses calidiores, praecipue a Novembri ad Februarium. Larvae Vepre reflexa, Vepre lanceolata, Vepre undulata, Clausena spp., Citro spp., Teclea trifoliato, Teclea nobile, et Teclea gerrardii vescuntur.

Ex Constantino I imperatore Romano appellatur.

Taxinomia
Papilio constantinus est socius gregis specierum dardani. Socii cladi sunt
Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
Papilio constantinus Ward, 1871
Papilio delalandei Godart, [1824]
Papilio phorcas Cramer, [1775]
Papilio rex Oberthür, 1886

Subspecies
Subspecies alphabetice perscriptae.
P. c. constantinus Ward, 1871 (Aethiopia meridiorientalis, Somalia australis, litus Kenyae, Tanzania, Malavium, Zambia meridiana et boriorientalis, Mozambicum, Zimbabua, Botswana orientalis, Africa Australis, Swazilandia)
P. c. lecerfi Koçak, 1996 (Kenya)
P. c. mweruanus Joicey & Talbot, 1927 (Respublica Democratica Congensis, Tanzania occidentalis, Zambia)

Notae

Bibliographia
Carcasson, R. H. 1960. The Swallowtail Butterflies of East Africa (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae).] Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society. Pdf.
Collins, N. M., et M. G. Morris. 1985. Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. IUCN. Pdf.
Woodhall, Steve. 2005. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers.

Nexus externi

Constantinus
constantinus
Constantinus
Taxa Ward
Taxa 1871