Papilio thuraui (Karsch, 1900)

Njombe, Tanzania, Nov 1982 ssp thuraui Leg: R Murphy	Musuku Hills 5200 feet, N Malawi ssp thuraui Leg: R Murphy
Mt Mulauge, Malawi Sept 1984 ssp "occidua form heathi" Leg: R Murphy	same data verso
Mt Nyamkawa Malawi Aug 1984 ssp cyclopsis Leg: R Murphy	Mt Nyamkawa Malawi Aug 1984 ssp cyclopsis Leg: R Murphy  verso
Mt Zomba, Malawi April 1987 ssp occidua female Leg: R Murphy

    Not at all common, and rather restricted range in highland forest of E Africa (Tanzania, Malawi, and Zambia). May be threatened as deforestation continues and human population expands. Only the nominate subspecies (top) is lacking the median blue bands seen in the other members of this group.