Graphium polistratus
| Graphium polistratus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Graphium |
| Species: | G. polistratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Graphium polistratus (Grose-Smith, 1889)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Graphium polistratus, the dancing swordtail, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the coast of Kenya, Tanzania, northern Malawi and Mozambique.[2] Its habitat consists of warm and coastal forests.
Adult males mud-puddle. Both sexes feed from flowers. Adults are probably on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Annona senegalensis and Uvaria species.
References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Graphium polistratus. |
 |
Wikispecies has information related to: Graphium polistratus |
- ↑ Graphium, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Leptocercini
- Carcasson, R.H. 1960 The Swallowtail Butterflies of East Africa (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae). Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society pdf Key to East Africa members of the species group, diagnostic and other notes and figures. (Permission to host granted by The East Africa Natural History Society
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/1/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.