| Papilio demodocus | Esper, 1798 |
Habitat
- Gardens
- Parks
- Semi-deserts
75 - 110 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
AfrikaansLemoenskoenlapper AfrikaansLemoenswaelstert AfrikaansSitrusswaelstert 
DeutschZitrusschwalbenschwanz 
EnglishChristmas butterfly EnglishCitrus swallowtail 
EspañolPapilio de los cítricos 
FrançaisPapillon de Vinson 
ItalianoFarfalla di Natale 
NederlandsCitrusvlinder NederlandsLemoenvlinder 
TürkçeNarenciye kırlangıçkuyruğu 
中文非洲达摩凤蝶 
日本語アフリカオナシアゲハ
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Rutaceae Aegle marmelos Bael Rutaceae Calodendrum capense Cape Chestnut Rutaceae Citrus aurantium Bitter orange Rutaceae Clausena anisata Rutaceae Fagaropsis angolensis Rutaceae Glycosmis pentaphylla Rutaceae Toddalia asiatica Rutaceae Vepris natalensis
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- Subspecies
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Species Author Papilio (Princeps) demodocus bennetti Dixey, 1898 Papilio (Princeps) demodocus demodocus Esper, [1798]
- Papilio (Princeps) demodocus is a member of the clade Papilio demodocus:
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Species Author Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 Papilio (Princeps) erithonioides (Grose-Smith, 1891) Papilio (Princeps) grosesmithi Rothschild, 1926 Papilio (Princeps) morondavana Grose-Smith, 1891
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database Lepiforum e. V.
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