| Graphium auriger | |
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Family: | Papilionidae | 
| Genus: | Graphium | 
| Species: | G. auriger  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Graphium auriger | |
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Graphium auriger is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Senegal, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3]
Taxonomy
Graphium auriger belongs to a species group with 16 members. All are very similar The species group members are:
- Graphium abri Smith & Vane-Wright, 2001
 - Graphium adamastor (Boisduval, 1836)
 - Graphium agamedes (Westwood, 1842)
 - Graphium almansor (Honrath, 1884)
 - Graphium auriger (Butler, 1876)
 - Graphium aurivilliusi (Seeldrayers, 1896)
 - Graphium fulleri (Grose-Smith, 1883)
 - Graphium hachei (Dewitz, 1881)
 - Graphium kigoma Carcasson, 1964
 - Graphium olbrechtsi Berger, 1950
 - Graphium poggianus (Honrath, 1884)
 - Graphium rileyi Berger, 1950
 - Graphium schubotzi (Schultze, 1913)
 - Graphium simoni (Aurivillius, 1899),
 - Graphium ucalegon (Hewitson, 1865)[
 - Graphium ucalegonides (Staudinger, 1884)
 
References
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- ↑ Butler, A.G. 1876. Descriptions of three new species of Papilio from the collection of Mr. Herbert Druce. Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine 13: 56-57.
 - ↑ Graphium, Site of Markku Savela
 - ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Leptocercini
 
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