Graphium simoni

Graphium simoni is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic.

Description
In simoni Auriv. the median band is almost pure white, beneath on the hindwing sharply defined at both sides; the spot in the cell of the forewing is large, triangular and its apex often reaches the front margin of the cell, forming a transverse band much narrowed anteriorly. In the northern part of the Congo region.

Taxonomy
Graphium simoni belongs to a species group with 16 members. All are very similar.simoni may be a form of Graphium ucalegon. 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)

Images
External images from Royal Museum of Central Africa.