Papilio phorcas

Apple-green swallowtail
both Kakamega Forest, Kenya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. phorcas
Binomial name
Papilio phorcas
Cramer, [1775] [1][2]
Synonyms
List
  • Princeps phorcas
  • Papilio doreus Fabricius, 1775
  • Papilio thersander Fabricius, 1793
  • Papilio phorcas f. media Le Cerf, 1924
  • Papilio nandina Rothschild & Jordan, 1901
  • Papilio phorcas tippelskirchi Suffert, 1904
  • Papilio phorcas f. thersandroides Aurivillius, 1908
  • Papilio phorcas bardamu f. velledae Canu, 1994
  • Papilio phorcas caspor Suffert, 1904
  • Papilio phorcas ab. kassaiensis Strand, 1916
  • Papilio phorcas f. bergeri Storace, 1955
  • Papilio phorcas f. xera Storace, 1955
  • Papilio phorcas f. viridissima Basquin & Turlin, 1986
  • Papilio phorcas congoanus f. ponzonii Sala, 1992
  • Papilio phorcas leopoldi Suffert, 1904
  • Papilio phorcas ab. phorcadius Strand, 1911
  • Papilio phorcas f. ruscoei Krüger, 1928
  • Papilio phorcas f. mutans Le Cerf, 1924
  • Papilio phorcas f. furcula Bryk, 1927
  • Papilio phorcas f. inexpectata Bryk, 1927
  • Papilio phorcas pseudothersander Krüger, 1937
  • Papilio phorcas f. polyxena Stoneham, 1951
  • Papilio phorcas f. bayoni Storace, 1955
  • Papilio phorcas nilotica Storace, 1961
  • Papilio phorcas tenuifasciatus f. meto Kielland, 1990

Papilio phorcas, the apple-green swallowtail or green-banded swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa.

The larvae feed on Teclea nobilis, Teclea simplicifolia, Macrostylis villosa, Vepris, Calodendrum, Clausena, Citrus, Fagara and Toddalia species.[3]

  1. ^ Cramer, P. [1775-1776]. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie waereld-deelen Asia, Africa en America. Amsteldam & Utrecht. 1: [vi], xxx, 16 pp., 155 pp.
  2. ^ Papilio, Site of Markku Savela
  3. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-05-09.