Graphium colonna
| Black swordtail | |
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| Not evaluated (IUCN 2.3) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Graphium |
| Species: | G. colonna |
| Binomial name | |
| Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873) | |
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Graphium colonna, the black swordtail or mamba swordtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Africa.[1][2]
The wingspan is 55–60 mm in males and 60–65 mm in females. The species has continuous broods during warmer months, October to April.[2]
The larva feed on Artabotrys, Uvaria, and Annona species.[1][2]
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- 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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