Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Papilionidae Scientific name Graphium angolanus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Graphium Rank Species | |
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Similar Graphium leonidas, Graphium antheus, Graphium porthaon, Graphium policenes, Graphium almansor | ||
Graphium angolanus, the Angola white lady, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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The wingspan is 65–70 mm in males and 70–75 mm in females. The fight period is year-round, peaking in November and February.
The caterpillars feed on Annona senegalensis, Sphedamnocarpus pruriens, Uvaria species, Landolphia buchannani, and Landolphia ugandensis.
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Taxonomy
Graphium angolanus belongs to a clade with six members. All have similar genitalia. The pattern is black with white marks above and with brick-red areas beneath. In G. endochus the white areas above are extensive and cover most of the wings and in G. ridleyanus the marks are usually bright red not white. The clade members are:
Ecozone
Afrotropical ecozone