Papilio constantinus constantinus - Constantine's swallowtail

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Papilio constantinus
Papilio constantinus

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Archway Gorge, Mueredzi river, Gorongosa National Park, Muanza (left) and Alan Gardiner, Catapu Timber Concession (right), Mozambique

Species details:

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Distribution: Eastern Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini and Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Related plant species:
RutaceaeVepris lanceolata (Larval foodplant)
RutaceaeVepris reflexa (L)
Literature: Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 303.
Woodhall, S. (2005), Field guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Struik Publishers, Cape Town, p. 352.

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Papilio constantinus constantinus.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=401710, retrieved 11 November 2024

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