''Graphium cyrnus'' is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises ...

in the family

Papilionidae Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful 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 the larges ...

. The top of the wings consist of black with many greenish-yellow dots, with the underside being roughly the same but instead of black, it is a reddish-brown. It is found on

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

.Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Leptocercini
/ref> The habitat consists of subhumid forests. File:Red-veined Swallowtail (Graphium cyrnus), Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar (11633075016).jpg, Mating pair

Taxonomy

It is a member of the ''leonidas''-group of closely species (''

Graphium leonidas ''Graphium leonidas'', the veined swordtail, veined swallowtail or common graphium, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae, found in Sub-Saharan Africa.Graphium levassori ''Graphium levassori'', the yellow lady, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to the Comoros. Description The greater part of the wings above is yellowish white, but the following parts are black: the costal margi ...

'', ''Graphium cyrnus'').

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cyrnus Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast ...

Butterflies described in 1836 Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval {{Papilionidae-stub