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Papilio cynorta (Fabricius, 1793)

Subspecies

  • [Papilio] cynorta cynorta (Fabricius, 1793)
    - zerynthius (Boisduval, 1836)
    - boisduvallianus (Westwood, [1842])
    - norcyta (Suffert, 1904)
    - peculiaris (Neave, 1904)
    - triptolemus (Ehrmann, 1918)
    - lavochrea (Le Cerf, 1924)
    - ochrospila (Le Cerf, 1924)
    - acraeamimus (Bryk, 1928)
    - albofurculatus (Bryk, 1928)
    - parageoides (Stoneham, 1944)
    - agayana (Stoneham, 1951)
    - bwambensis (Stoneham, 1951)

Adult morphologyWingspan40
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)18
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)141
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
ALF:
Generally found in all types of forest
ALF
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
WWQ:
Found in both the Liberia and Ghana subregions and extending to most of the equatorial forest zone
WWQ

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Rutaceae
    - Calodendrum
    - Citrus
    - Clausena
    - Fagara
    - Teclea

  • Rutaceae
    - Calodendrum
    - Citrus
    - Clausena
    - Fagara
    - Teclea

Records


1. ^ Larsen (2010)
2. ^ Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011