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Graphium angolanus (Jay swallowtail)

Synonyms: Papilio pylades lapydes

Wikipedia Abstract

Graphium angolanus, the Angola white lady, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa. The wingspan is 65–70 mm in males and 70–75 mm in females. The fight period is year round, peaking in November and February. The caterpillars feed on Annona senegalensis, Sphedamnocarpus pruriens, Uvaria species, Landolphia buchannani, and Landolphia ugandensis.
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Infraspecies

Graphium angolanus angolanus
Graphium angolanus baronis

Prey / Diet

Annona muricata (soursop)[1]
Annona senegalensis (wild custard-apple)[1]
Annona squamosa (sugar apple)[1]
Landolphia buchananii[2]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Graphium leonidas (Veined Swordtail)1

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
♦ 2Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0