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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Papilio (Princeps) dardanus
Papilio dardanusBrown, 1776
IUCN
  1. Papilionidae
  2. Papilioninae
  3. Papilionini
  4. Papilio
  5. Princeps
  6.  dardanus
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  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    EnglishAfrican swallowtail
    EnglishFlying handkerchief
    EnglishMocker swallowtail
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    RutaceaeCalodendrum
    RutaceaeCitrusCitrus
    RutaceaeClausena anisata
    RutaceaeTeclea
    RutaceaeToddalia asiatica
    RutaceaeVepris
    RutaceaeZanthoxylum
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  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Papilio (Princeps) dardanus antinoriiOberthür, 1883
    Papilio (Princeps) dardanus byattiPoulton, 1926
    Papilio (Princeps) dardanus ceneaStoll, 1790
    Papilio (Princeps) dardanus dardanusBrown, 1776
    Papilio (Princeps) dardanus figiniiStorace, 1962
    Papilio (Princeps) dardanus flavicornisCarpenter, 1947
    Papilio (Princeps) dardanus humblotiOberthür, 1888
    Papilio (Princeps) dardanus merionesFelder & Felder, 1865
    Papilio (Princeps) dardanus meseresCarpenter, 1948
    Papilio (Princeps) dardanus ochraceanaVane-Wright, 1995
    Papilio (Princeps) dardanus polytrophusRothschild & Jordan, 1903
    Papilio (Princeps) dardanus sulfureaPalisot de Beauvois, 1806
    Papilio (Princeps) dardanus tibullusKirby, 1880
  • Papilio (Princeps) dardanus is a member of the clade Papilio dardanus:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Papilio (Druryia) rexOberthür, 1886
    Papilio (Princeps) constantinusWard, 1871
    Papilio (Princeps) dardanusBrown, 1776
    Papilio (Princeps) delalandeiGodart, 1824
    Papilio (Princeps) phorcasCramer, 1775
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