Papilio euphranor
Papilio euphranor, the forest swallowtail or bush kite, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in southern Africa.
Habitat.Groot River, Western Cape
Papilio euphranor depicted in Seitz
| Forest swallowtail | |
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| Illustration accompanying Trimen's description in Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1868 | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. euphranor |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio euphranor | |
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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.[3]
The larvae feed on Cryptocarya woodii.[2]
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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- Trimen, R., 1868. On some undescribed species of South African butterflies including a new genus of Lycaenidae. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 16(1): 69–96 Full text
- Papilio at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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