Graphium policenes

Graphium policenes
Small Striped Swordtail
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Graphium
Species: G. policenes
Binomial name
Graphium policenes
(Cramer, [1775])
Synonyms
  • Papilio policenes

The Common Swordtail or Small Striped Swordtail (Graphium policenes) is a species of butterfly in the Papilionidae family, found in tropical Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is 55–60 mm in males and 60–65 mm in females. Species has continuous broods during warmer months.[2]

The larva feed on Uvaria caffra, Artabotrys monteiroae, Uvaria bukobensis, Uvara chamae, Landolphia buchannani, Landolphia ugandensis, Polyalthia spp., Annona reticulata, Annona senegalensis, Annona squamosa, and Monanthotaxis caffra.[2][1]

References

  1. ^ a b Graphium, funet.fi
  2. ^ a b c Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.
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