Graphium porthaon: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Papilionidae
- Genus
- Graphium
- Species
- Graphium porthaon
- Scientific Name
- Graphium porthaon
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Graphium porthaon
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. External images from Royal Museum of Central Africa.The species has continuous broods during warmer months.
The larvae feed on Artabotrys monteiroae, Annona, Uvaria, Friesodielsia obovata, Cleistochlamys kirkii, Monodora junodii, Monanthotaxis caffra, Uvaria caffra, and Uvaria kirkii.
...Graphium porthaon in languages:
- English
- Coastal Swordtail
- English
- Cream Striped Swordtail
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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Parent Taxon
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