Graphium antheus - Large striped swordtail

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Graphium antheus

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Maforga Mission, Gondola, Mozambique.

Species details:

Note:
Distribution: In woodland areas and savannah in Eswatini, eastern S Africa, northern Botswana, northern Namibia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
Larval food (by plant family):
Larval food (by plant genus):
Larval food (by plant species):
AnnonaceaeArtabotrys brachypetalus (Food plant)
Literature:

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Graphium antheus .
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400200, retrieved 21 November 2024

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