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Papilio echerioides (White-banded Swallowtail)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Papilio echerioides, the white-banded swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa. The wingspan is 65–75 mm. It has two flight periods, first from January to March and second from September to November. The larvae feed on Clausena inaequalis, Toddalia lanceolata, Toddalia asiatica, Zanthoxylum capense, Zanthoxylum delagoense, Vepris lanceolata and Citrus species.
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Attributes

Wing Span [1]  2.559 inches (.065 m)

Prey / Diet

Zanthoxylum asiaticum (orange climber)[2]
Zanthoxylum capense (Small Knobwood)[2]

Predators

Alcimus setifemoratus[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Borghesio, L., & Wagura, L. The Common Butterflies of the Mathews Range, Cheli & Peacock Community Trust
♦ 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.
♦ 3Predator-Prey Database for the family Asilidae (Hexapoda: Diptera) Prepared by Dr. Robert Lavigne, Professor Emeritus, University of Wyoming, USA and Dr. Jason Londt (Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg)
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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