Graphium leonidas leonidas - Veined swordtail

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Graphium leonidas
Graphium leonidas
Graphium leonidas

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Catapu, Mozambique (photo left: together with Papilio nireus lyaeus) and Zambezi National Park, Zimbabwe (right).

Species details:

Note: Flies from October to March
Distribution: Common in woodland areas in Eswatini, eastern South Africa. Mozambique and Zimbabwe
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Related plant species:
AnnonaceaeFriesodielsia obovata (Food plant)
Literature:

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Graphium leonidas leonidas.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=401160, retrieved 29 March 2024

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