Graphium colonna

Graphium colonna
Black Swordtail or
Mamba Swordtail
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Graphium
Species: G. colonna
Binomial name
Graphium colonna
(Ward, 1873)
Subspecies
  • G. p. porthaon (Hewitson, 1865)
  • G. p. tanganyikae Kielland, 1978
  • G. p. mackiei Collins & Larsen, 1991
Synonyms
  • Papilio colonna (Ward, 1873)
  • Papilio tragicus Butler, 1876
  • Papilio colonna loncona Suffert, 1904

The Black Swordtail or Mamba Swordtail (Graphium colonna) is a species of butterfly in the Papilionidae family, found in Africa.[1][2]

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

The larva feed on Artabotrys, Uvaria, and Annona spp.[1][2]

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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