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Papilio phorcas (Cramer, 1775)

Subspecies

  • [Papilio] phorcas phorcas (Cramer, 1775)
    - doreus (Fabricius, 1775)
    - thersander (Fabricius, 1793)
    - media (Le Cerf, 1924)

  • [Papilio] phorcas congoanus (Rothschild, 1896)
    - caspor (Suffert, 1904)
    - kassaiensis (Strand, 1916)
    - bergeri (Storace, 1955)
    - xera (Storace, 1955)
    - viridissima (Basquin & Turlin, 1986)

Adult morphologyWingspan45
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)5
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)155
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
ALF:
Generally found in all types of forest
ALF
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
WWT:
Found in both the Liberia and Ghana subregions and extending to the coastal forests of East Africa
WWT

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

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

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

Records


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