Papilio ophidicephalus chirinda - Emperor swallowtail
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Photo(s): Bart Wursten, National Botanic Garden, Vumba.
Species details:
| Notes: | The largest butterfly in Southern Africa. | ||||||
| Distribution: | This subspecies is found in the forests of the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe and adjacent Mozambique. | ||||||
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| Literature: | Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 304. |