Green-banded Swallowtail

Papilio nireus

The Green-banded Swallowtail is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is found in Subsaharan Africa.

The wingspan is 75–90 millimetres in males and 85–95 mm in females. Flies year-round, peaks from November to February.

The larvae feed on ''Calodendrum capense'', ''Teclea'' spp., ''Vepris'' spp., and ''Citrus'' spp.
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Naming

Listed alphabetically.
⤷ ''P. n. aristophontes'' Oberthür, 1897 – )
⤷ ''P. n. lyaeus'' Doubleday, 1845 – Narrowly Green-banded Swallowtail
⤷ ''P. n. nireus'' Linnaeus, 1758 –
⤷ ''P. n. pseudonireus'' C. & R. Felder, 1865 –
⤷ ''P. n. wilsoni'' Rothschild, 1926 –

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPapilionidae
GenusPapilio
SpeciesP. nireus
Photographed in
South Africa