Papilio echerioides
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Papilio echerioides, the white-banded swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Quick Facts White-banded swallowtail, Scientific classification ...
White-banded swallowtail | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Papilio |
Species: | P. echerioides |
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Papilio echerioides | |
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The wingspan is 65–75 mm. It has two flight periods, first from January to March and second from September to November.[3]
The larvae feed on Clausena inaequalis, Toddalia lanceolata, Toddalia asiatica, Zanthoxylum capense, Zanthoxylum delagoense, Vepris lanceolata and Citrus species.[2]