Apple-green swallowtail

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'', ''Oriciopsis'', ''Vepris'', ''Calodendrum'', ''Clausena'', ''Citrus'', ''Fagara'' and ''Toddalia'' species.
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Naming

*''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

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPapilionidae
GenusPapilio
SpeciesP. phorcas
Photographed in
Uganda