Graphium antheus

Large striped swordtail
At Phinda Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Graphium
Species:
G. antheus
Binomial name
Graphium antheus
(Cramer, [1779]) [1][2]
Synonyms
  • Papilio antheus (Cramer, 1849)
  • Papilio nyassae Butler, 1877
  • Papilio lurlinus Butler, 1883
  • Papilio utuba Hampson, 1891
  • Papilio antharis Godart, 1819
  • Papilio antheus evombaroides Eimer, 1889
  • Papilio mercutius Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894
  • Papilio hollandi Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894
  • Papilio antheus ab. scheffleri Strand, 1909
  • Papilio antheuslatepictulus Strand, 1914
  • Papilio antheus ab. combinata Strand, 1914
  • Papilio antheus f. micrevombaroides Strand, 1914
  • Papilio antheus ab. misanus Strand, 1914
  • Papilio antheus ab. hoesemanni Strand, 1914
  • Papilio antheus ab. rubrimacula Strand, 1914
  • Papilio antheus ab. comma Strand, 1914
  • Papilio (Cosmodesmus) antheus antheus ab. mathieui Dufrane, 1946
  • Papilio (Cosmodesmus) antheus antheus ab. paradoxa Dufrane, 1946
  • Papilio antheus f. atrantheus Basquin & Turlin, 1986

Graphium antheus, the large or larger striped swordtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails), found in tropical and sub-Saharan Africa.[3]

  1. ^ Cramer, P. [1779-1780]. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie waereld-deelen Asia, Africa en America. Amsteldam & Utrecht. 3: 176 pp.
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Leptocercini". Archived from the original on October 16, 2017. DOC file download
  3. ^ Graphium, funet.fi