| Emperor Swallowtail | |
|---|---|
| Papilio ophidicephalus transvaalensis van Son, 1939 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. ophidicephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878[1] |
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The Emperor Swallowtail (Papilio ophidicephalus) is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is found in Subsaharan Africa.
The wingspan is 90–110 mm in males and 100–120 mm in females. Has two broods between August to December and January to April.[2]
The larvae feed on Clausena inqequalis, Fagara capensis, Calodendron capense, Citrus spp., Clausena anisata, Zanthoxylum spp.[1]
Listed alphabetically.[1]