Graphium policenes
| Small Striped Swordtail | |
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| Species: | G. policenes
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| Graphium policenes (Cramer, [1775])
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The Common Swordtail or Small Striped Swordtail (Graphium policenes) is a species of butterfly in the Papilionidae family, found in tropical Africa.[1][2]
The wingspan is 55–60 mm in males and 60–65 mm in females. Species has continuous broods during warmer months.[2]
The larva feed on Uvaria caffra, Artabotrys monteiroae, Uvaria bukobensis, Uvara chamae, Landolphia buchannani, Landolphia ugandensis, Polyalthia spp., Annona reticulata, Annona senegalensis, Annona squamosa, and Monanthotaxis caffra.[2][1]
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