Papilio aristophontes (Oberthur, 1897)

La Grille, Grand Comore 1980 La Grille, Grand Comore 1980 female

    Confined to the Comoro Islands where it flies in and around montane forest. May be in danger of extinction if deforestation proceeds un-checked. It is often treated as a subspecies of Papilio nireus, although it displays striking sexual dimorphism (unlike nireus). Apparently it is still locally very common where found.