Graphium philonoe
| Graphium philonoe | |
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| Upperside | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Graphium |
| Species: | G. philonoe |
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| Graphium philonoe (Ward, 1873)[1] | |
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Graphium philonoe, the Eastern White-lady Swordtail , is a butterfly in the Papilionidae family. It is found in Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique.[2] The habitat consists of coastal and riparian forests.
Males may infrequently mud-puddle. Both sexes are attracted to flowers, including Maerua species.
The larvae feed on Uvaria leptocladon, Uvaria chamae and Annona species.
Subspecies
- Graphium philonoe philonoe (Democratic Republic of Congo, coast of Kenya, eastern Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique)
- Graphium philonoe whalleyi (Talbot, 1929) (southern Sudan, south-western Ethiopia, northern Uganda, north-western Kenya)
References
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- ↑ Graphium, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Leptocercini
- Carcasson, R.H 1960 The Swallowtail Butterflies of East Africa (Lepidoptera,Papilionidae). Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society pdf Key to East Africa members of the species group, diagnostic and other notes and figures. (Permission to host granted by The East Africa Natural History Society