Graphium adamastor
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Graphium adamastor, the Boisduval's white lady, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] Its habitat consists of dry forests and the transition zone between forests and the Guinea savanna.
Adult females mimic Amauris damocles. Both sexes feed from flowers, including Calodendrum splendens.
The larvae feed on various Annonaceae species.
Taxonomy
G. adamastor is member of the species group Graphium abri which also includes Graphium agamedes, Graphium almansor, Graphium auriger, Graphium aurivilliusi, Graphium fulleri, Graphium hachei, Graphium kigoma, Graphium olbrechtsi, Graphium poggianus, Graphium rileyi, Graphium schubotzi, Graphium simoni, Graphium ucalegon and Graphium ucalegonides.
References
- ^ Graphium, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Leptocercini".
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