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Graphium porthaon

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Family
  
Papilionidae

Scientific name
  
Graphium porthaon

Phylum
  
Order
  
Genus
  
Graphium

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Species

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Graphium polistratus, Graphium morania, Graphium angolanus, Graphium antheus, Graphium taboranus

Graphium porthaon, the coastal swordtail, cream-striped swordtail or dark swordtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae, found in tropical western Africa.

The wingspan is 55–60 mm in males and 60–65 mm in females. The species has continuous broods during warmer months.

The larva feed on Artabotrys monteiroae, Annona, Uvaria, Friesodielsia obovata, Cleistochlamys kirkii, Monodora junodii, Monanthotaxis caffra, Uvaria caffra, and Uvaria kirkii.

Subspecies

  • G. p. porthaon (Hewitson, 1865) (coast of Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, northern Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland)
  • G. p. tanganyikae Kielland, 1978 (Tanzania: Kigoma district)
  • G. p. mackiei Collins & Larsen, 1991 (Kenya, Tanzania)
  • References

    Graphium porthaon Wikipedia


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