Papilio phorcas | Cramer, 1775 |
80 - 100 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name English
Apple-green swallowtail English
Green banded swallowtail English
Green-patch swallowtait
- 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 nobilis Rutaceae Vepris simplicifolia Rutaceae Vepris trichocarpa Rutaceae Zanthoxylum
- Subspecies
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Species Author Papilio (Princeps) phorcas ansorgei Rothschild, 1896 Papilio (Princeps) phorcas bardamu Canu, 1994 Papilio (Princeps) phorcas congoanus Rothschild, 1896 Papilio (Princeps) phorcas nyikanus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Papilio (Princeps) phorcas phorcas Cramer, 1775 Papilio (Princeps) phorcas ruscoei Krüger, 1928 Papilio (Princeps) phorcas sudanicola Storace, 1965 Papilio (Princeps) phorcas tenuifasciatus Kielland, 1990
- Papilio (Princeps) phorcas is a member of the clade Papilio dardanus:
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Species Author Papilio (Druryia) rex Oberthür, 1886 Papilio (Princeps) constantinus Ward, 1871 Papilio (Princeps) dardanus Brown, 1776 Papilio (Princeps) delalandei Godart, 1824 Papilio (Princeps) phorcas Cramer, 1775
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database
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