Papilio echerioides
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The White-banded Swallowtail (Papilio echerioides) is a butterfly
of the Papilionidae family. It is found in Subsaharan Africa.
The wingspan
is 65–75 mm. Has two flight periods from January to March and September to November.
The larvae feed on Clausena inaequalis, Toddalia lanceolata, Fagara capensis, Toddalia asiatica, Zanthoxylum delagoense
, Vepris lanceolata
, Citrus
spp.
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...
of the Papilionidae family. It is 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 65–75 mm. Has two flight periods from January to March and September to November.
The larvae feed on Clausena inaequalis, Toddalia lanceolata, Fagara capensis, Toddalia asiatica, Zanthoxylum delagoense
Zanthoxylum delagoense
Zanthoxylum delagoense is a species of plant in the Rutaceae family. It is endemic to Mozambique.-References:* Bandeira, S. 1998. . Downloaded on 24 August 2007....
, Vepris lanceolata
Vepris lanceolata
Vepris lanceolata is a large, evergreen tree of South Africa.-External links:*...
, Citrus
Citrus
Citrus is a common term and genus of flowering plants in the rue family, Rutaceae. Citrus is believed to have originated in the part of Southeast Asia bordered by Northeastern India, Myanmar and the Yunnan province of China...
spp.
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically.- P. e. ambangulu Clifton & Collins, 1997
- P. e. chirindanus van Son, 1956
- P. e. echerioides Trimen, 1868
- P. e. homeyeri Plötz, 1880
- P. e. joiceyi Gabriel, 1945 – Zoroaster Swallowtail
- P. e. kiellandi Clifton & Collins, 1997
- P. e. leucospilus Rothschild, 1902
- P. e. nioka (Hancock, 1989)
- P. e. nyiro Carcasson, 1962
- P. e. oscari Rothschild, 1902
- P. e. pseudowertheri Kielland, 1990
- P. e. shirensis (Hancock, 1987)
- P. e. wertheri Karsch, 1898
- P. e. zoroastres Druce, 1878