Family Papilionidae | Genus Papilio Rank Species | |
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Similar Papilio sosia, Papilio phorcas, Papilio constantinus, Papilio cynorta, Papilio demolion | ||
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Papilio nireus, the green-banded swallowtail, narrow-banded blue swallowtail, or African blue-banded swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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The wingspan is 75–90 millimetres (3.0–3.5 in) in males and 85–95 mm (3.3–3.7 in) in females. It flies year-round, with peaks from November to February.
The larvae feed on Calodendrum capense, Teclea species, Vepris species, and Citrus species.
Papilio nireus
Subspecies
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Taxonomy
Papilio nireus belongs to a clade called the nireus species group with 13 members. The pattern is black with green bands and spots and the butterflies, although called swallowtails, lack tails with the exception of Papilio charopus. The clade members are:
References
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