Graphium leonidas

Veined Swordtail
Not evaluated (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Graphium
Species: G. leonidas
Binomial name
Graphium leonidas
(Fabricius, 1793)
Synonyms
  • Papilio leonidas Fabricius, 1793
  • Papilio similis Cramer, 1775
  • Papilio brasidas Felder & Felder, 1864
  • Papilio leonidas ab. interniplaga Aurivillius, 1899
  • Papilio onidale Suffert, 1904
  • Papilio similis umanus Rothschild & Jordan, 1905
  • Papilio leonidas leonidas f. plagifera Le Cerf, 1924
  • Papilio leonidas brasidas f. melusina Le Cerf, 1924
  • Papilio leonidas f. petiveranoides Bryk, 1928
  • Papilio (Cosmodesmus) leonidas leonidas ab. obliterata Dufrane, 1946
  • Papilio (Cosmodesmus) leonidas leonidas ab. subobliterata Dufrane, 1946
  • Papilio (Cosmodesmus) leonidas leonidas ab. vreuricki Dufrane, 1946
  • Papilio (Cosmodesmus) leonidas leonidas ab. mathieui Dufrane, 1946
  • Graphium leonidas leonidas ab. vrydaghi Berger, 1950
  • Graphium leonidas leonidas ab. leucosina Berger, 1950
  • Graphium leonidas leonidas ab. djema Berger, 1950
  • Graphium leonidas ab. cyrnoides Storace, 1953
  • Papilio leonidas var. pelopidas Oberthür, 1879
  • Graphium leonidas zanzibaricus Kielland, 1990
  • Papilio leonidas santa-marthae Joicey & Talbot, 1927
  • Papilio leonidas thomasius Le Cerf, 1924

The Veined Swordtail, Veined Swallowtail, or Common Graphium (Graphium leonidas) is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae, found in Subsaharan Africa.[1]

The wingspan is 75–80 mm in males and 75–85 mm in females. Has continuous broods, peaking from October to April.[2]

The larva feed on Popowia caffra, Annona, Monanthotaxis, Uvaria, Monanthotaxis caffra, Annona senegalensis, Landolphia ugandensis, L. buchannani, Annickia chlorantha, Friesodielsia obovata, Uvaria, and Artabotrys spp.[1][2]

Subspecies

References

Wikispecies has information related to: Graphium leonidas
  1. 1 2 Graphium, funet.fi
  2. 1 2 Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.


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