Graphium kirbyi
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| Species: | G. kirbyi
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| Graphium kirbyi (Hewitson, 1872)[1]
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Graphium kirbyi, Kirby’s Swordtail , is a butterfly in the Papilionidae family. It is found along the coast of Kenya and from the coast of Tanzania, inland to Morogoro.[2] The habitat consists of coastal forests.
Adults of both sexes visit flowers and males are known to mud-puddle. Adults are on wing from September to November.
The larvae feed on Annona senegalensis and Uvaria species.
References
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- ^ Graphium, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Leptocercini
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