Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Papilionidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Graphium | |
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Similar Graphium polistratus, Graphium taboranus, Graphium thule | ||
Graphium kirbyi, the 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. 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
Graphium kirbyi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA