| Papilio hesperus | |
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| Mounted | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Tribe: | Papilionini |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. hesperus |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio hesperus Westwood, 1843 |
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The Black and Yellow Swallowtail or Hesperus Swallowtail (Papilio hesperus) is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is found in Africa.
The larvae feed on Beilschmiedia species, including Beilschmiedia ugandensis.