Papilio phorcas

Apple-green swallowtail
both Kakamega Forest, Kenya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Tribe: Papilionini
Genus: Papilio
Species: P. phorcas
Binomial name
Papilio phorcas
Cramer, [1775][1]
Synonyms

Papilio phorcas, the apple-green swallowtail or green-banded swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa.

The larvae feed on Teclea nobilis, Teclea simplicifolia, Macrostylis villosa, Oriciopsis, Vepris, Calodendrum, Clausena, Citrus, Fagara and Toddalia species.[2]

Taxonomy

Papilio phorcas is a member of the dardanus species group. The members of the clade are:

Subspecies

Ecozone

Afrotropic ecozone.

References

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