Papilio euphranor
Forest swallowtail | |
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Illustration accompanying Trimen's description in Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1868 | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Papilio |
Species: | P. euphranor |
Binomial name | |
Papilio euphranor Trimen, 1868[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Papilio euphranor, the forest swallowtail or bush kite, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in southern Africa.
Habitat
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Groot River, Western Cape
The wingspan is 80–100 mm in males and 90–110 mm in females. It has two flight periods from January to April and September to December.[2]
The larvae feed on Cryptocarya woodii.[1]
Taxonomy
Papilio euphranor is a member of the hesperus species group. The members of the clade are:
- Papilio hesperus Westwood, 1843
- Papilio euphranor Trimen, 1868
- Papilio horribilis Butler, 1874
- Papilio pelodurus Butler, 1896
References
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