title: Graphium simoni
text: # 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 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)
  