Papilio phorcas
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, Vepris, Calodendrum, Clausena, Citrus, Fagara and Toddalia species.
Description
A tailed species. The ground colour is black, with green markings.Taxonomy
Papilio phorcas is a member of the dardanus species group. The members of the clade are:- Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
- Papilio constantinus Ward, 1871
- Papilio delalandei Godart,
- Papilio phorcas Cramer,
- Papilio rex Oberthür, 1886
Subspecies
- P. p. phorcas
- P. p. ansorgei Rothschild, 1896.
- P. p. congoanus Rothschild, 1896
- P. p. nyikanus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- P. p. ruscoei Krüger, 1928
- P. p. sudanicola Storace, 1965
- P. p. tenuifasciatus Kielland, 1990
- P. p. bardamu Canu, 1994