Graphium porthaon porthaon - Cream-striped swordtail

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Graphium porthaon

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Zambezi National Park, Zimbabwe.

Species details:

Note: Flies throughout the warmer months
Distribution: Caprivi-Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini and Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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Related plant species:
AnnonaceaeArtabotrys monteiroae (Larval foodplant)
Literature: Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 306.
Woodhall, S. (2005), Field guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Struik Publishers, Cape Town, p. 356.



Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Graphium porthaon porthaon.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=401750, retrieved 7 October 2024

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