Graphium policenes

Small striped swordtail
Dorsal side
Ventral side
both in Bobiri Forest, Ghana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Graphium
Species:
G. policenes
Binomial name
Graphium policenes
(Cramer, [1775]) [1]
Subspecies

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Synonyms
  • Papilio policenes Cramer, 1775
  • Papilio pompilius Herbst, 1788
  • Papilio agapenor Fabricius, 1793
  • Papilio scipio Palisot de Beauvois, 1805
  • Papilio polixenus Godart, 1819
  • Papilio policenes laurentia Le Cerf, 1924
  • Papilio (Cosmodesmus) policenes policenes f. guineensis Dufrane, 1946
  • Graphium policenes f. coussementi Berger, 1960

Graphium policenes, the common swordtail or small striped swordtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in tropical Africa.[2][3]

The wingspan is 55–60 mm in males and 60–65 mm in females. The species has continuous broods during warmer months.[3]

The larvae feed on Uvaria caffra, Artabotrys monteiroae, Uvaria bukobensis, Uvara chamae, Landolphia buchannani, Landolphia ugandensis, Polyalthia species, Annona reticulata, Annona senegalensis, Annona squamosa, and Monanthotaxis caffra.[2][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. ^ a b Graphium, funet.fi
  3. ^ a b c Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.