Papilio mackinnoni (MacKinnon´s Swallowtail)

Papilio mackinnoni, also called MacKinnon´s Swallowtail is a butterfly from Afrotropic ecozone (Africa). The first description was in 1891 by Sharpe. The wingspan is about 10 – 11 cm. This butterfly is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The basic colour of Papilio mackinnoni is black. A chain of yellow spots dominates the wings.

Photos for easy identification

Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer

Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer

Here you can see some photos of Papilio mackinnoni (MacKinnon´s Swallowtail). Papilio mackinnoni is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE from Afrotropic ecozone (Africa).

Description

The fore wings are black. A chain of yellow spots dominates the wing. At the front edge there is a yellow spot too.
The underside of Papilio mackinnoni is very similar to the upside. But, the basic colour is dark-brown. The wing tip is brown.

The hind wings of Papilio mackinnoni are black and they have tails. The edge is wavy. A chain of yellow spots dominates the wing.
The underside is very similar to the upside. But, the basic colour is brown-pied.

The body (abdomen) is black. The thorax and the head are black. The underside of all parts is brown.

Sex differences: ---

Distribution

Papilio mackinnoni is a butterfly from the Afrotropic (Africa) ecozone. You can observe this butterfly from Angola until Sudan.

This world map shows the ecozones in which this butterfly is distributed.

Larval food

Rutaceae:

Calodendrum
Citrus
Clausena
Teclea nobilis
Teclea simplicifolia
Teclea trichocarpa
Toddalia
Zanthoxylum

General information

The first description of this butterfly was in 1891 by Sharpe. There are five subspecies.

Papilio mackinnoni benguellae [Jordan, 1908]
Papilio mackinnoni isokae [Hancock, 1984]
Papilio mackinnoni mpwapwana [Kielland, 1990]
Papilio mackinnoni reductofascia [Kielland, 1990]
Papilio mackinnoni theodori [Riley, 1921]

Protection provisions / Red List

CITES: (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora):

-no entry-
EU regulation on trading with species of wild Fauna and Flora:

-no entry-
IUCN Red List of threatened species:

-no entry-