Graphium angolanus
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The Angola White Lady is a species of butterfly
in the Papilionidae family, found in Subsaharan Africa.
The wingspan
is 65–70 mm in males and 70–75 mm in females. Fight period is year-round, peaking in November and February.
The larva
feed on Annona senegalensis
, Sphedamnocarpus pruriens, Uvaria
spp., Landolphia buchannani, and Landolphia ugandensis.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
in the Papilionidae family, found in Subsaharan Africa.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 65–70 mm in males and 70–75 mm in females. Fight period is year-round, peaking in November and February.
The larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
feed on Annona senegalensis
Annona senegalensis
Annona senegalensis, commonly known as African custard-apple, wild custard apple, and wild soursop, is a species of flowering plant in the custard apple family, Annonaceae. The specific epithet, senegalensis, translates to mean "of Senegal", the country where the type specimen was collected.A...
, Sphedamnocarpus pruriens, Uvaria
Uvaria
Uvaria is a genus of flowering plants in the soursop family, Annonaceae.-Selected species:* Uvaria calamistrata Hance* Uvaria chamae P.Beauv. – Finger-root* Uvaria grandiflora Uvaria is a genus of flowering plants in the soursop family, Annonaceae.-Selected species:* Uvaria calamistrata ...
spp., Landolphia buchannani, and Landolphia ugandensis.