Papilio euphranor
| Forest swallowtail | |
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| Illustration accompanying Trimen's description in Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1868 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. euphranor |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio euphranor Trimen, 1868[1] | |
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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
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.[2]
The larvae feed on Cryptocarya woodii.[1]
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
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