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Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)

Subspecies

  • [Graphium] leonidas leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)
    - similis (Cramer, [1775])
    - brasidas (Felder & Felder, 1864)
    - interniplaga (Aurivillius, 1898)
    - onidale (Suffert, 1904)
    - umanus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1905)
    - plagifera (Le Cerf, 1924)
    - melusina (Le Cerf, 1924)
    - petiveranoides (Bryk, 1928)
    - obliterata (Dufrane, 1946)
    - subobliterata (Dufrane, 1946)
    - vreuricki (Dufrane, 1946)
    - mathieui (Dufrane, 1946)
    - vrydaghi (Berger, 1950)
    - leucosina (Berger, 1950)
    - djema (Berger, 1950)
    - cyrnoides (Storace, 1953)

Adult morphologyWingspan45
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)29
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)163
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
UBQ:
Can be found in nearly all types of habitats
UBQ
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
AFR:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Annonaceae
    - Annona
    - Monanthotaxis
    - Popowia
    - Uvaria
  • Apocynaceae
    - Landolphia

  • Annonaceae
    - Annona
    - Monanthotaxis
    - Popowia
    - Uvaria
  • Apocynaceae
    - Landolphia

Records


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