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Papilio phorbanta (Papillon la pature)

Synonyms: Papilio disparilis

Wikipedia Abstract

Papilio phorbanta, the papillon la pature, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is thought to be endemic to RĂ©union but may also be present on the Seychelles, but it might be extinct there. The inside of the male's wings is black with large blue spots, while the female is brown with white spots on the edge. Larva feed on Toddalia asiatica but are sometimes also found on Citrus leaves. They can be found at altitudes between 300 and 1200 m though adults also fly between sea level and 1400 m.Parasites: on eggs: Trichogrammatidae or Sceleonidae, on larva: Carcelia evoluans.
View Wikipedia Record: Papilio phorbanta

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Papilio phorbanta

Prey / Diet

Zanthoxylum asiaticum (orange climber)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Jorrit 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