Papilio (Princeps) demodocus demodocus (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae)

Locality: Africa (Kenya?), ex pupa, from C.A. Clarke.

Remains of the specimen not suitable for photography.

DNA number FS-a-146 (GenBank Voucher ID number 9900146).
Re-extrated by EV Zakharov. DNA number FS-b-1957.

Specimen used in studies by:
EV Zakharov, MS Caterino and FAH Sperling, 2004. Molecular phylogeny, historical biogeography, and divergence time estimates for swallowtail butterflies of the genus Papilio (lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Systematic Biology 53 (2004): 193-215.

EV Zakharov, CR Smith, DC Lees, A Cameron, RI Vane-Wright and FAH Sperling, 2004. Independent gene phylogenies and morphology demonstrate a Malagasy origin for a wide-ranging group of swallowtail butterflies. Evolution 58 (2004): 2763-2782.

GenBank Accession Numbers for COI-COII AY457588, EF1a AY457614, and wingless AY569112.