Male very similar to Papilio cynorta , but the median band, which is very pale yellow, tapers more strongly towards the apex. The pale spot in area (cell) 6 [1] of the forewing is always present (usually absent in cynorta ). The female is a mimic of Amauris echeria Stoll and of Amauris albimaculata Butler (Danaidae).The forewing is black with white spots, the hindwing black with a large pale ochreous discal area and white submarginal spots.
65-80 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishWhite-banded Swallowtail
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Rutaceae Calodendrum Rutaceae Citrus Citrus Rutaceae Clausena Rutaceae Teclea Rutaceae Toddalia asiatica Rutaceae Vepris undulata Rutaceae Zanthoxylum
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Papilio zoroastres joiceyi Gabriel, 1945
- Subspecies
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Species Author Papilio (Druryia) echerioides ambangulu Clifton & Collins, 1997 Papilio (Druryia) echerioides chirindanus van Son, 1956 Papilio (Druryia) echerioides echerioides Trimen, 1868 Papilio (Druryia) echerioides homeyeri Plötz, 1880 Papilio (Druryia) echerioides joiceyi Gabriel, 1945 Papilio (Druryia) echerioides kiellandi Clifton & Collins, 1997 Papilio (Druryia) echerioides leucospilus Rothschild, 1902 Papilio (Druryia) echerioides nioka (Hancock, 1989) Papilio (Druryia) echerioides nyiro Carcasson, 1962 Papilio (Druryia) echerioides oscari Rothschild, 1902 Papilio (Druryia) echerioides pseudowertheri Kielland, 1990 Papilio (Druryia) echerioides shirensis (Hancock, 1987) Papilio (Druryia) echerioides wertheri Karsch, 1898 Papilio (Druryia) echerioides zoroastres Druce, 1878
- Papilio (Druryia) echerioides is a member of the clade Papilio echerioides:
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Species Author Papilio (Druryia) echerioides Trimen, 1868 Papilio (Druryia) fuelleborni (Karsch, 1900) Papilio (Druryia) jacksoni Sharpe, 1891 Papilio (Druryia) sjoestedti Aurivillius, 1908
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database 
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