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  2. Papilio (Princeps) phorcas
Papilio phorcasCramer, 1775
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  1. Papilionidae
  2. Papilioninae
  3. Papilionini
  4. Papilio
  5. Princeps
  6.  phorcas
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80 - 100 mm

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  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    EnglishApple-green swallowtail
    EnglishGreen banded swallowtail
    EnglishGreen-patch swallowtait
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    RutaceaeCalodendrum
    RutaceaeCitrusCitrus
    RutaceaeClausena
    RutaceaeTeclea
    RutaceaeToddalia asiatica
    RutaceaeVepris nobilis
    RutaceaeVepris simplicifolia
    RutaceaeVepris trichocarpa
    RutaceaeZanthoxylum
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Papilio (Princeps) phorcas ansorgeiRothschild, 1896
    Papilio (Princeps) phorcas bardamuCanu, 1994
    Papilio (Princeps) phorcas congoanusRothschild, 1896
    Papilio (Princeps) phorcas nyikanusRothschild & Jordan, 1903
    Papilio (Princeps) phorcas phorcasCramer, 1775
    Papilio (Princeps) phorcas ruscoeiKrüger, 1928
    Papilio (Princeps) phorcas sudanicolaStorace, 1965
    Papilio (Princeps) phorcas tenuifasciatusKielland, 1990
  • Papilio (Princeps) phorcas 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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