Apple-green swallowtail | |
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both Kakamega Forest, Kenya | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Papilio |
Species: | P. phorcas |
Binomial name | |
Papilio phorcas | |
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Papilio phorcas, the apple-green swallowtail or green-banded swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa.
The larvae feed on Teclea nobilis , Teclea simplicifolia , Macrostylis villosa , Vepris , Calodendrum , Clausena , Citrus , Fagara and Toddalia species. [3]
A tailed species. The ground colour is black, with green markings.
Papilio phorcas is a member of the dardanus species group. The members of the clade are: