Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Papilionidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Graphium | |
Similar Graphium taboranus, Graphium hachei, Graphium polistratus |
Graphium schaffgotschi, the Schaffgotsch's swordtail, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Namibia, Angola, the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and north-western Zambia. Its habitat consists of savanna.
Adults are on wing year round.
Taxonomy
It was regarded as conspecific with Graphium taboranus by some earlier authorities.
References
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