Graphium leonidas

Veined Swordtail


Conservation status
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

Graphium leonidas leonidas (Sub-Saharan Africa)
Graphium leonidas pelopidas (Oberthür, 1879) (Tanzania: islands of Unguja and Pemba)
Graphium leonidas santamarthae (Joicey & Talbot, 1927) (São Tomé and Príncipe: Principe)
Graphium leonidas thomasius (Le Cerf, 1924) (São Tomé and Príncipe: Sao Tome)

References

Wikispecies has information related to: Graphium leonidas

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

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

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