Papilio phorcas

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Apple-green swallowtail
Green-banded swallowtail (Papilio phorcas ruscoei).jpg
Green-banded swallowtail (Papilio phorcas ruscoei) underside.jpg
both Kakamega Forest, Kenya
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. phorcas
Binomial name
Papilio phorcas
Cramer, [1775] [1] [2]
Synonyms
List
  • Princeps phorcas
  • Papilio doreusFabricius, 1775
  • Papilio thersanderFabricius, 1793
  • Papilio phorcas f. mediaLe Cerf, 1924
  • Papilio nandina Rothschild & Jordan, 1901
  • Papilio phorcas tippelskirchi Suffert, 1904
  • Papilio phorcas f. thersandroides Aurivillius, 1908
  • Papilio phorcas bardamu f. velledae Canu, 1994
  • Papilio phorcas caspor Suffert, 1904
  • Papilio phorcas ab. kassaiensis Strand, 1916
  • Papilio phorcas f. bergeri Storace, 1955
  • Papilio phorcas f. xera Storace, 1955
  • Papilio phorcas f. viridissima Basquin & Turlin, 1986
  • Papilio phorcas congoanus f. ponzonii Sala, 1992
  • Papilio phorcas leopoldi Suffert, 1904
  • Papilio phorcas ab. phorcadius Strand, 1911
  • Papilio phorcas f. ruscoei Krüger, 1928
  • Papilio phorcas f. mutans Le Cerf, 1924
  • Papilio phorcas f. furcula Bryk, 1927
  • Papilio phorcas f. inexpectata Bryk, 1927
  • Papilio phorcas pseudothersander Krüger, 1937
  • Papilio phorcas f. polyxena Stoneham, 1951
  • Papilio phorcas f. bayoni Storace, 1955
  • Papilio phorcas nilotica Storace, 1961
  • Papilio phorcas tenuifasciatus f. meto Kielland, 1990

Papilio phorcas, the apple-green swallowtail or green-banded swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa.

Contents

The larvae feed on Teclea nobilis , Teclea simplicifolia , Macrostylis villosa , Vepris , Calodendrum , Clausena , Citrus , Fagara and Toddalia species. [3]

Description

A tailed species. The ground colour is black, with green markings.

Taxonomy

Papilio phorcas is a member of the dardanus species group. The members of the clade are:

Subspecies

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropical realm.

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References

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  8. Kielland, 1990 Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363
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