Graphium porthaon
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The Coastal Swordtail, Cream-striped Swordtail or Swordtail Dark Swordtail (Graphium porthaon) is a species of butterfly
in the Papilionidae family, found in tropical western Africa
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The wingspan
is 55–60 mm in males and 60–65 mm in females. Species has continuous broods during warmer months.
The larva
feed on Artabotrys monteiroae, Annona
, Uvaria
, Friesodielsia obovata, Cleistochlamys kirkii, Monodora junodii, Monanthotaxis caffra, Uvaria caffra, and Uvaria kirkii.
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 tropical western Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
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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 55–60 mm in males and 60–65 mm in females. Species has continuous broods during warmer months.
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 Artabotrys monteiroae, Annona
Annona
Annona is a genus of flowering plants in the pawpaw/sugar apple family, Annonaceae. It is the second largest genus in the family after Guatteria, containing approximately 110 species of mostly neotropical and afrotropical trees and shrubs....
, 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 ...
, Friesodielsia obovata, Cleistochlamys kirkii, Monodora junodii, Monanthotaxis caffra, Uvaria caffra, and Uvaria kirkii.