title: Papilio horribilis
text: # Papilio horribilis
  
  Papilio horribilis is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in southern Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, and Ghana.
  
  The larvae possibly feed on Beilschmiedia manni.
  
  ## Taxonomy
  
  Papilio horribilis is a member of the hesperus species group. The members of the clade are:
  
  * Papilio hesperus Westwood, 1843
  * Papilio euphranor Trimen, 1868
  * Papilio horribilis Butler, 1874
  * Papilio pelodurus Butler, 1896
  
  ## Status
  
  The butterfly is not uncommon and not threatened.
  
  