Graphium kirbyi

Graphium kirbyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Graphium
Species: G. kirbyi
Binomial name
Graphium kirbyi
(Hewitson, 1872)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio kirbyi Hewitson, 1872
  • Graphium (Arisbe) kirbyi
  • Papilio kirbyi var. ottonis Aurivillius, 1899

Graphium kirbyi, Kirby’s Swordtail, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found along the coast of Kenya and from the coast of Tanzania, inland to Morogoro.[2] The habitat consists of coastal forests.

Adults of both sexes visit flowers and males are known to mud-puddle. Adults are on wing from September to November.

The larvae feed on Annona senegalensis and Uvaria species.

References

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