Similar species
90-110 mm
100-120 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishEmperor Swallowtail
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Rutaceae Calodendrum capense Cape Chestnut Rutaceae Citrus Citrus Rutaceae Clausena anisata Rutaceae Clausena inaequalis Rutaceae Teclea Rutaceae Zanthoxylum Rutaceae Zanthoxylum capense Small knobwood
- Subspecies
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Species Author Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus ayresi van Son, 1939 Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus chirinda van Son, 1939 Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus cottrelli van Son, 1966 Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus entabeni van Son, 1939 Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus mkuwadzi Gifford, 1961 Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus niassicola Storace, 1955 Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878 Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus phalusco Suffert, 1904 Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus transvaalensis van Son, 1939 Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus zuluensis van Son, 1939
- Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus is a member of the clade Papilio menestheus:
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Species Author Papilio (Princeps) lormieri Distant, 1874 Papilio (Princeps) menestheus Drury, 1773 Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database 
Lepiforum e. V.
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 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
 | CITES |