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Graphium Junodi
''Graphium junodi'', the Junod's swordtail, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique and along the eastern border of Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of warm forests. Description Very nearly allied to ''Graphium polistratus'' and only differing from it in that the markings of the upper surface are greenish white, the basal spot of cellule 2 of the hindwing is large also beneath, the submarginal spots on the upperside of the hindwing and in cellules lb to 5 of the forewing are very small or absent; of the discal spots of the hindwing those of cellules 2 and 3 are completely absent, those of cellules 4 and 5 are small and the one in cellule 6 is rather large, rounded posteriorly. Delagoa Bay. Biology Adults are on wing from July to September and from January to April. Taxonomy ''Graphium junodi'' is a member of the ''antheus'' - clade ''Graphium antheus'', ''Graphium colonna'', ''G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Trimen
Roland Trimen FRS (29 October 1840 in London – 25 July 1916 in London) was a British-South African naturalist, best known for ''South African Butterflies'' (1887–89), a collaborative work with Colonel James Henry Bowker. He was among the first entomologists to investigate mimicry and polymorphism in butterflies and their restriction to females. He also collaborated with Charles Darwin to study the pollination of '' Disa'' orchids. Life and career Trimen was born in London in 1840, the son of Richard and Mary Ann Esther Trimen and the older brother of the botanist Henry Trimen (1843-1896) who went to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). He went to study at Rottingdean and then at King's College School in Wimbledon. Trimen was interested in entomology but a chronic laryngeal condition forced him to move to the Cape of Good Hope as a treatment. Reaching there he volunteered under Edgar Leopold Layard at the South African Museum to arrange the museum's collection of beetles. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graphium Colonna
''Graphium colonna'', the black swordtail or mamba swordtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Africa (Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Togo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Sudan, Southwest Ethiopia, Southern Somalia, Uganda, Kenya (coast), Tanzania, Mozambique, Eastern Zimbabwe Zululand, Eswatini).''Graphium'' funet.fi Description The wingspan is 55–60 mm in males and 60–65 mm in females. The markings of the upper surface green, only two transverse streaks of the hindwing in cellules 1 c and 2 red; ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graphium (butterfly)
''Graphium'' is a genus of mostly tropical swallowtail butterflies commonly known as swordtails, kite swallowtails, or ladies. Native to Eurasia, Africa, and Oceania, the genus is represented by over 100 species. Their colouration is as variable as the habitats they frequent; from rainforest to savannah. Some possess tails which may be long and swordlike, while others lack any hindwing extensions. ''Graphium'' species are often sighted at mud puddles. The more colourful species are popular with collectors and are commonly seen mounted in frames for sale. Well-known species include the tailed jay (''Graphium agamemnon''), common bluebottle (''G. sarpedon''), and the purple-spotted swallowtail (''G. weiskei''). One species, '' G. idaeoides'', is notable for being a perfect mimic of the danainid '' Idea leuconoe''. Larvae feed variously on Annonaceae (most commonly), Magnoliaceae (commonly), Lauraceae (commonly), Rutaceae, Dioscoreaceae, Bombacaceae, Piperaceae, Anacardiacea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chimanimani Mountains
The Chimanimani Mountains are a mountain range on the border of Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The mountains are in the southern portion of the Eastern Highlands, or Manica Highlands, a belt of highlands that extend north and south along the international border, between the Zambezi and Save rivers. The Chimanimani Mountains include Monte Binga (2,436 m), the highest peak in Mozambique and the second-highest in Zimbabwe. The mountains are home to diverse forests, savannas, montane grasslands, and heathlands. Zimbabwe's Chimanimani National Park and Mozambique's adjacent Chimanimani National Reserve protect parts of the range. These two parks, together with a larger buffer zone, constitute Chimanmani Transfrontier Conservation Area.Timberlake, J.R., Darbyshire, I., Wursten, B., Hadj-Hammou, J., Ballings, P., Mapaura, A., Matimele, H., Banze, A., Chipanga, H., Muassinar, D., Massunde, M., Chelene, I., Osborne, J. & Shah, T. (2016). Chimanimani Mountains: Botany and Conservation. Repor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graphium Porthaon
''Graphium porthaon'', the coastal swordtail, cream-striped swordtail or dark swordtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae, found in tropical western Africa.''Graphium'' funet.fi The is 55–60 mm in males and 60–65 mm in females. The species has continuous broods during warmer months. The e feed on '' |
Graphium Policenes
''Graphium policenes'', the common swordtail or small striped swordtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in tropical Africa.''Graphium'' funet.fi The is 55–60 mm in males and 60–65 mm in females. The species has continuous broods during warmer months. The e feed on '' Uvaria caffra'', '' |
Graphium Policenoides
''Graphium policenoides'' is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its habitat consists of wet forests in good condition. It is very similar to ''Graphium policenes'' and '' Graphium liponesco'' Taxonomy It is a member of the ''Graphium policenes''-clade (policenes, '' Graphium liponesco'', '' Graphium biokoensis'', ''Graphium policenoides'', '' Graphium porthaon''.) Aurivillius in Seitz places ''nigrescens'' (policenoides), '' policenes'','' sisenna'' (''polistratus''), '' polistratus'', '' junodi'', ''porthaon In Greek mythology, Porthaon (Ancient Greek: Πορθάων, genitive Πορθάονος), sometimes referred to as Parthaon or Portheus (seems related to the verb ''portheō'' and ''perthō'', "destroy'), was a king of Calydon and son of Agenor o ...'' and '' collona'' in the Policenes Group Subgroup 2 circumscribed Hindwing with a long, narrow tail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graphium Gudenusi
''Graphium gudenusi'' is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda. Its habitat consists of forests. It is a generally scarce species. Males fly along the banks of forest streams and rivers, occasionally mudpuddling. Taxonomy ''Graphium gudenusi'' is a member of the ''antheus'' - clade ''Graphium antheus'', ''Graphium colonna'', '' Graphium evombar'' , '' Graphium kirbyi'', '' Graphium junodi'', ''Graphium polistratus'', ''Graphium illyris'', ''Graphium gudenusi''). See also * Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Habitat in Uganda References *Carcasson, R.H 1960 The Swallowtail Butterflies Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful Butterfly, butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includes ... of East Africa (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae). ''Journal of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graphium Illyris
''Graphium illyris'', the cream-banded swordtail, is a forest butterfly of the swallowtail family (Papilionidae). It is native to the Afrotropical realm. Description The markings of the upper surface yellow; the median band curved slightly basad at the costal margin of the forewing and without spot in cellule 7; the tail of the hindwing only white at the extreme tip; the hindwing with red-yellow marginal lunules. Ashanti to the Congo. — ab. (var. ?) ''flavisparsus'' Fruhst. has the submarginal spots of the hindwing and the red spots on the under surface larger than in the normal form. Island of Fernando Po. Habitat Tropical and subtropical ecoregions. Status and biology It is an uncommon to rare species and is seasonal in West Africa (with adults on wing mainly in February and March). Males mud-puddle, and are attracted to rotten fish as well as perspiration on humans. Subspecies *''G. i. illyris'' (Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, C.Ghana) *''G. i. flavisparsus'' (Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graphium Kirbyi
''Graphium kirbyi'', the Kirby's swordtail, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found along the coast of Kenya and from the coast of Tanzania, inland to Morogoro. The habitat consists of coastal forests. Description The hindwing is tailed as in '' Graphium policenes'' an it also agrees in the other distinguishing marks so nearly with ''policenes'' that it can scarcely be distinguished from it except by the unicolorous black middle cell of the forewing and the absence of the submarginal spots of the same wing. The markings of the upper surface consist only of a narrow median band, which, however, is continuous from the costal margin of the forewing to the middle of the inner margin of the hindwing and composed of 8 to 9 spots on the forewing (in cellules 1 a to 6 or 7 and 8) and 4 spots on the hindwing (in cellules 1 c, 6, 7 and the middle cell), and of 4 to 6 submarginal spots on the hindwing. The hindwing above without red spots. The ornamental band of the hindw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graphium Evombar
''Graphium evombar'' is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found on Madagascar and the Comoros. The habitat consists of forests. Description Markings of the upper surface greenish white; the middle cell of the forewing with 5 almost straight transverse bars; the second, which as usual is prolonged posteriorly, confluent at the hindmargin with the discal spot of cellule 1 a; the spot in the apex of the cell of the hindwing above completely or almost completely united with the median band; the discal spots of cellules 2 to 4 of the forewing completely fill up the base of the cellules; the hindwing above without red spots. Madagascar. Subspecies *''Graphium evombar evombar'' (Madagascar) *''Graphium evombar viossati'' Collins, 1997 (Comoros) Taxonomy ''Graphium evombar'' is a member of the ''antheus'' - clade ''Graphium antheus'', ''Graphium colonna'', ''Graphium evombar'' , ''Graphium kirbyi'', ''Graphium junodi'', ''Graphium polistratus'', ''Graphium illyris'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graphium Antheus
''Graphium antheus'', the large or larger striped swordtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails), found in tropical and sub-Saharan Africa.''Graphium'' funet.fi Description The wingspan is 65–70 mm in males and 70–75 mm in females.The transverse bars in the cell of the forewing all separated; the apical spot in the cell of the hindwing above completely separated from the median band of the cell by the black ground-colour; the middle cell of the hindwing beneath with a deep black and red spot. The larva is brown to brown-green with a yellow belt on the third segment and lives on Artabotrys, an Anonacea. Sierra Le ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
