''Graphium'' is a

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of mostly tropical swallowtail

butterflies 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 t ...

commonly known as swordtails, kite swallowtails, or ladies. Native to

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, Africa, and

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, the genus is represented by over 100

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...

. Their colouration is as variable as the habitats they frequent; from

rainforest Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainfo ...

savanna A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to ...

h. 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'', the tailed jay, is a predominantly green and black tropical butterfly that belongs to the Swallowtail butterfly, swallowtail family (biology), family. The butterfly is also called the green-spotted triangle, tailed green j ...

(''Graphium agamemnon''), common bluebottle (''G. sarpedon''), and the purple-spotted swallowtail (''G. weiskei''). One species, '' G. idaeoides'', is notable for being a perfect

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of the danainid ''

Idea leuconoe ''Idea leuconoe'', also known as the paper kite butterfly, rice paper butterfly, large tree nymph, or in Australia the white nymph butterfly, is a butterfly known especially for its presence in butterfly houses and live butterfly expositions. I ...

''. Larvae feed variously on

Annonaceae The Annonaceae are a family of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs, or rarely lianas commonly known as the custard apple family or soursop family. With 108 accepted genera and about 2400 known species, it is the largest family in the M ...

(most commonly),

Magnoliaceae The Magnoliaceae () are a flowering plant family, the magnolia family, in the order Magnoliales. It consists of two genera: ''Magnolia'' and ''Liriodendron'' (tulip trees). Unlike most angiosperms, whose flower parts are in whorls (rings), th ...

(commonly),

Lauraceae Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant family that includes the true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera worldwide (Christenhusz & Byng 2016 ). They are dicotyledons, and occur m ...

(commonly),

Rutaceae The Rutaceae is a family, commonly known as the rueRUTACEAE
in BoDD – Botanical Der ...

Dioscoreaceae Dioscoreaceae () is a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, with about 715 known species in nine genera. The best-known member of the family is the yam (some species of ''Dioscorea''). The APG system (1998) and APG II system (2003) both p ...

Bombacaceae Bombacaceae were long recognised as a family of flowering plants or Angiospermae. The family name was based on the type genus ''Bombax''. As is true for many botanical names, circumscription and status of the taxon has varied with taxonomic point ...

Piperaceae The Piperaceae (), also known as the pepper family, are a large family of flowering plants. The group contains roughly 3,600 currently accepted species in 5 genera. The vast majority of species can be found within the two main genera: '' Piper'' ...

Anacardiaceae The Anacardiaceae, commonly known as the cashew family or sumac family, are a family of flowering plants, including about 83 genera with about 860 known species. Members of the Anacardiaceae bear fruits that are drupes and in some cases produce ...

Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (from ''Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison Members of the ...

Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. It comprises about 73 genera and 1315 species, all of which are native to the tropics and subtropics. About 80% of the genera and 90% of the species occur in the New Worl ...

Hernandiaceae The Hernandiaceae are a family of flowering plants (angiosperms) in the order Laurales. Consisting of five genera with about 58 known species, they are distributed over the world's tropical areas, some of them widely distributed in coastal area ...

Guttiferae The Clusiaceae or Guttiferae Juss. (1789) (''nom. alt. et cons.'' = alternative and valid name) are a family of plants including 13 genera and ca 750 species. Several former members of Clusiacae are now placed in Calophyllaceae and Hypericaceae. ...

Monimiaceae The Monimiaceae is a family of flowering plants in the magnoliid order Laurales.Peter F. Stevens (2001 onwards). "Monimiaceae" At: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. At: Botanical Databases At: Missouri Botanical Garden Website. (see ''External link ...

Pandanaceae Pandanaceae is a family of flowering plants native to the tropics and subtropics of the Old World, from West Africa through the Pacific. It contains 982 known species in five genera, of which the type genus, ''Pandanus'', is the most important, w ...

Winteraceae Winteraceae is a primitive family of tropical trees and shrubs including 93 species in five genera. It is of particular interest because it is such a primitive angiosperm family, distantly related to Magnoliaceae, though it has a much more sout ...

, and

Euphorbiaceae Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of a genus in the family. Most spurges, such as '' Euphorbia paralias'', are herbs, but some, ...

Species

Listed alphabetically: subgenus: ''Idaides'' :

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: ''codrus'' ::* ''

Graphium anthedon ''Graphium anthedon'' is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae, that is found in the Sunda Islands in the Malay Archipelago. Subspecies *''G. a. anthedon'' *''G. a. milon'' (C. & R. Felder, 1865) (Sulawesi, Talaud, Kabaena, Buton, Banggai) *''G ...

'' (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1864) – Wallacea bluebottle ::* ''

Graphium cloanthus ''Graphium cloanthus'', the glassy bluebottle, is a common, non-threatened tropical butterfly of the family Papilionidae. Description Upperside, forewing: costal margin up to a line through the anterior half of the cell to the apex of the wing an ...

'' (Westwood, 1841) – glassy bluebottle ::* ''

Graphium codrus ''Graphium codrus'' is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae, that is found in the Philippines, Celebes and Solomon Islands. File:Gcodrus.jpg, Museum specimen References *Page M. G.P & Treadaway,C. G. 2003 ''Schmetterlinge der Erde'', ''Bu ...

'' (Cramer,

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– eastern olive triangle ::* ''

Graphium empedocles ''Graphium'' may refer to: * ''Graphium'' (butterfly), a genus of mostly tropical swallowtail butterflies * ''Graphium'' (fungus), a genus of fungi in the family Microascaceae {{Genus disambiguation ...

'' (Fabricius, 1787), originally ''Papilio empedocles'' Fabricius, 1787; ''Mantissa Insectorum'' 2: 10, no. 94 = homonym of ''Papilio empedocles'' Cramer, 1779; replaced by ''empedovana'' Corbet, 1941. ::* ''

Graphium empedovana ''Graphium empedovana'' is a species of butterfly of the family Papilionidae, that is found in the Philippines (Balabac, Busuanga, Palawan). The species was first described by Alexander Steven Corbet in 1941. Sometimes regarded as a subspecies ...

'' (Corbet, 1941) ::* ''

Graphium gelon ''Graphium gelon'' is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in New Caledonia and the nearby Loyalty Islands. File:Graphium gelon (4).jpg, alt= File:Graphium gelon (2).jpg, alt= File:Seitz9FaunaIndoAustralicaPlate44.jpg, ''Graphium ...

'' (Boisduval, 1859) ::* ''

Graphium macleayanus ''Graphium macleayanus'', the Macleay's swallowtail, is a butterfly belonging to the family (biology), family Papilionidae. The species was named after Alexander Macleay. Taxonomy Macleay's swallowtail was first described by William Elford Lea ...

'' (Leach, 1814) – Macleay's swallowtail ::* '' Graphium mendana'' ( Godman & Salvin, 1888) ::* '' Graphium monticolus'' (Fruhstorfer, 1896) – Sulawesi blue triangle ::* ?''

Graphium protensor ''Graphium'' may refer to: * ''Graphium'' (butterfly), a genus of mostly tropical swallowtail butterflies * ''Graphium'' (fungus), a genus of fungi in the family Microascaceae {{Genus disambiguation ...

'' (Gistel,1857) ''Papilio protensor'' Gistel, J.,1857 Achthundert und zwanzig neue oder unbeschriebene wirbellose Theire charakterisirt von Doctor Johannes Gistel ''Vacuna'' 2(2):513-606. synonym of ''

Graphium sarpedon ''Graphium sarpedon'', the common bluebottle or blue triangle in Australia, is a species of swallowtail butterfly that is found in South and Southeast Asia, as well as eastern Australia. There are approximately sixteen subspecies with differi ...

'' ::* ''

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – common bluebottle or blue triangle ::* ''

Graphium stresemanni ''Graphium stresemanni'' is a vulnerable species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to the Indonesian island of Seram. It closely resembles the related ''Graphium weiskei'', a more common species from New Guinea but has ...

'' (

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, 1916) ::* ''

Graphium weiskei ''Graphium weiskei'', the purple spotted swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the swallowtail family; Papilionidae. It is found only in the highlands of New Guinea. These swallowtails live in elevations of . The name honours the collector ...

'' (Ribbe, 1900) – purple spotted swallowtail :species group: ''eurypylus'' ::* ''

Graphium agamemnon ''Graphium agamemnon'', the tailed jay, is a predominantly green and black tropical butterfly that belongs to the swallowtail family. The butterfly is also called the green-spotted triangle, tailed green jay, or green triangle. It is a common, n ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – tailed jay or green-spotted triangle ::* ''

Graphium arycles ''Graphium arycles'', the spotted jay, is a species of butterfly of the family Papilionidae found in the Indomalayan realm. It is scarce and likely to be found in the extreme north east of India. It is not known to be threatened but the nominate ...

'' (Boisduval, 1836) – spotted jay ::* ''

Graphium bathycles ''Graphium bathycles'', the veined jay, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae, that is found in the Indomalayan realm. Subspecies *''Graphium bathycles bathycles'' (nominate: Java; undifferentiated: China, Sikkim to Assam, Burma) *''Graphium ...

'' (Zinken, 1831) ::* ''

Graphium chironides ''Graphium chironides'', the veined jay, is a species of butterfly found in Assam and other parts of Northeast India and Southeast Asia. Description Closely resembles in colour and in the disposition of the markings ''Graphium eurypylus' ...

'' (Honrath, 1884) – veined jay ::* ''

Graphium doson ''Graphium doson'', the common jay, is a black, tropical papilionid (swallowtail) butterfly with pale blue semi-transparent central wing bands that are formed by large spots. There is a marginal series of smaller spots. The underside of wings i ...

'' (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1864) – common jay ::* ''

Graphium eurypylus ''Graphium eurypylus'', the great jay or pale green triangle, is a species of tropical butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. Etymology The specific name ''eurypylus'' likely comes from the name Eurypylus, a Thessalian king who lead the ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – great jay or pale green triangle ::* ''

Graphium evemon ''Graphium evemon'', the blue jay, lesser jay, or pale green triangle is a species of tropical butterfly found in India, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Very similar to ''Graphium eurypylus ''Graphium eurypylus'', the great jay or pale green tr ...

'' (Boisduval, 1836) – lesser jay ::* ''

Graphium leechi ''Graphium leechi'' is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae that is found in China and Vietnam. Very little is known about this species. It is distinguished from '' Graphium bathycles'' chiefly by the strongly developed woolly s ...

'' (Rothschild, 1895) ::* ''

Graphium macfarlanei ''Graphium macfarlanei'', the green triangle butterfly or green triangle, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found along the northern Gulf and north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia; as well as on the Moluccas, New Guin ...

'' (Butler, 1877) – green triangle butterfly or green triangle ::* ''

Graphium meeki The Meek's graphium (''Graphium meeki'') is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Etymology The name honours the English bird collector and naturalist Albert Stewart Meek. R ...

'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1901) – Meek's graphium ::* '' Graphium meyeri'' (Hopffer, 1874) ::* ''

Graphium procles ''Graphium procles'' is a species of butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to the Crocker Range in the Malaysian part of Borneo, including Mount Kinabalu. It occurs in lower montane forests above . References procles In Gr ...

'' (Grose-Smith, 1887) :species group: ''wallacei'' ::* ''

Graphium browni ''Graphium browni'' is a butterfly found in Oceania - New Britain, Duke of York Islands, New Hanover Island and St Matthias Islands - that belongs to the Swallowtail butterfly, swallowtail family. Description The discal band of the hindwing narr ...

'' (Godman & Salvin, 1879) ::* ''

Graphium hicetaon ''Graphium hicetaon'' is a butterfly found in the Solomon Islands - Bougainville Island, Choiseul Island, Shortland Island, Florida Island, Guadalcanal, New Georgia Group and Ugi Island - that belongs to the swallowtail family. Taxonomy ''G ...

'' (Mathew, 1886) ::* ''

Graphium sandawanum ''Graphium sandawanum'', the Apo swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Taxonomy ''Graphium hicetaon'' belongs to the ''wallacei'' species group. This clade has four members: *'' Gr ...

'' Yamamoto, 1977 – Apo swallowtail ::* ''

Graphium wallacei ''Graphium wallacei'' is a butterfly found in New Guinea and the Moluccas that belongs to the swallowtail family. Subspecies *''G. w. wallacei'' ( Aru Islands, western Irian, New Guinea) *''G. w. rubrosignatus'' (Rothschild, 1895) (Halmaher ...

'' (Hewitson, 1858) subgenus: ''Arisbe'' Hübner,

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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.779 __NOTOC__ Year 779 ( DCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 779 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Eur ...

– large striped swordtail ::* ''

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 almos ...

'' (Boisduval, 1836) :species group: ''policenes'' ::* ''

Graphium biokoensis ''Graphium biokoensis'', the Gauthier's striped swordtail, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in eastern Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Bioko, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the eastern part of the D ...

'' Gauthier, 1984 – Gauthier's striped swordtail ::* ''

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, Democrati ...

'' (Ward, 1873) – black swordtail or mamba swordtail ::* ''

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 ...

'' (Rebel, 1911) ::* ''

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 bas ...

'' (Hewitson, 1872) - cream-banded swordtail ::* ''

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 consist ...

'' (Trimen, 1893) – Junod's swordtail ::* ''

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 ...

'' (Hewitson, 1872) – Kirby's swordtail ::* ''

Graphium liponesco ''Graphium liponesco'', the long-tailed striped swordtail, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and western Nigeria. Its habitat consists of wet and moist forests in good condit ...

'' (Suffert, 1904) ::* ''

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.775 __NOTOC__ Year 775 ( DCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 775 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era ...

– small striped swordtail or common swordtail ::* ''

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 ...

'' (Holland, 1892) ::* ''

Graphium polistratus ''Graphium polistratus'', the dancing swordtail, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the coast of Kenya, Tanzania, northern Malawi and Mozambique. Its habitat con ...

'' (Grose-Smith, 1889) – dancing swordtail ::* '' Graphium porthaon'' (Hewitson, 1865) – coastal swordtail, cream-striped swordtail, or dark swordtail :species group: ''angolanus'' ::* ''

Graphium angolanus ''Graphium angolanus'', the Angola white lady, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa.Graphium endochus ''Graphium endochus'' is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in northern and eastern Madagascar and Mozambique. The habitat consists of forests. Description Diagnostic- Hindwing beneath with 4—5 free red subdiscal spots in 1 c� ...

'' (Boisduval, 1836) ::* ''

Graphium morania ''Graphium morania'', the white lady or small white-lady swordtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in southern Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Zululand, Eswatini, Transvaal, S.Mozambique, SE.Zimbabwe, E. ...

'' (Angas, 1849) – white lady (swallowtail) or small white-lady swordtail ::* ''

Graphium ridleyanus __NOTOC__ ''Graphium ridleyanus'', the acraea swordtail, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the ...

'' (White, 1843) - acraea swordtail ::* ''

Graphium schaffgotschi ''Graphium schaffgotschi'', the Schaffgotsch's swordtail, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Namibia, Angola, the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and north-western Zambia. Its habitat c ...

'' (Niepelt, 1927) – Schaffgotsch's swordtail ::* ''

Graphium taboranus ''Graphium taboranus'' is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, and northern Zambia. The habitat consists of woodland. Description Diagnostic.The markings of the upper ...

'' (Oberthür, 1886) :species group: ''leonidas'' ::* ''

Graphium cyrnus ''Graphium cyrnus'' is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. 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 Madagasc ...

'' (Boisduval, 1836) ::* ''

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 ...

'' Oberthür, 1890 :species group: ''tynderaeus'' ::* ''

Graphium tynderaeus ''Graphium tynderaeus'', the electric green swordtail, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, An ...

'' (Fabricius, 1793) – electric green swordtail or green-spotted swallowtail ::* ''

Graphium latreillianus ''Graphium latreillianus'', the coppery swordtail, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Sao Tome and Principe, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republ ...

'' (Godart, 1819) – coppery swordtail :species group: ''philonoe'' ::* ''

Graphium philonoe ''Graphium philonoe'', the eastern white-lady swordtail, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique. Its habitat consist ...

'' (Ward, 1873) – eastern white-lady swordtail, eastern graphium, white-dappled swallowtail :species group: ''adamastor'' ::* ''

Graphium abri ''Graphium abri'' is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Central African Republic. and is known from just two individuals both lacking post discal markings. Taxonomy ''Graphium abri'' belongs to a species group with 16 mem ...

'' Smith & Vane-Wright, 2001 ::* ''

Graphium adamastor ''Graphium adamastor'', the Boisduval's white lady, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of t ...

'' (Boisduval, 1836) – Boisduval's white-lady ::* ''

Graphium agamedes ''Graphium agamedes'', the Westwood's white lady, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ...

'' (Westwood, 1842) – Westwood's white-lady or glassy graphium ::* ''

Graphium almansor ''Graphium almansor'', the Almansor white-lady swordtail or Honrath's white lady, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Guinea, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Cent ...

'' (Honrath, 1884) – Almansor white-lady swordtail or Honrath's white-lady ::* ''

Graphium auriger ''Graphium auriger'' is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Senegal, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Taxonomy ''Graphium au ...

'' (Butler, 1876) ::* ''

Graphium aurivilliusi ''Graphium aurivilliusi'' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is only known from the type series of males. Description The broad black marginal band of th ...

'' (Seeldrayers, 1896) ::* ''

Graphium fulleri ''Graphium fulleri'' is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Chad. Description The broad black mar ...

'' (Grose-Smith, 1883) ::* ''

Graphium hachei ''Graphium hachei'', the elegant lady, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic. Subspecies *''Graphium hachei h ...

'' (Dewitz, 1881) ::* ''

Graphium kigoma ''Graphium kigoma'' is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Tanzania, from the western part of the country to the Kigoma District. The habitat consists of forests (including riparian forests) and heavy woodland. ...

'' Carcasson, 1964 ::* ''

Graphium olbrechtsi ''Graphium olbrechtsi'' is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Subspecies *''Graphium olbrechtsi olbrechtsi'' (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kabinda, Lomami, Lualaba) *' ...

'' Berger, 1950 ::* ''

Graphium poggianus ''Graphium poggianus'' is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in northern Angola, the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and north-western Zambia. Description Larger han related species the length of the forew ...

'' (Honrath, 1884) ::* ''

Graphium rileyi ''Graphium rileyi'', the Riley's graphium or blotched lady , is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Ivory Coast and central Ghana. Its habitat consists of semi-deciduous and upland forests. Taxonomy ''Graphium ...

'' Berger, 1950 - Riley's graphium ::* '' Graphium schubotzi'' (Schultze, 1913) ::* ''

Graphium simoni ''Graphium simoni'' is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic. Description In ''simoni'' A ...

'' (Aurivillius, 1899) ::* '' Graphium ucalegon'' (Hewitson, 1865) – creamy graphium ::* ''

Graphium ucalegonides ''Graphium ucalegonides'' is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, northern Angola , national_anthem = "Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_capt ...

'' (Staudinger, 1884) subgenus: ''Pathysa'' :species group: ''antiphates'' ::* ''

Graphium agetes ''Graphium agetes'', the fourbar swordtail, is a widespread species of swallowtail butterfly found in tropical Asia. It is common and not threatened. Description Males and females upperside white. Forewing: cell crossed by three comparatively b ...

'' ( Westwood, 1841) – fourbar swordtail ::* ''

Graphium androcles ''Graphium'' may refer to: * ''Graphium'' (butterfly), a genus of mostly tropical swallowtail butterflies * ''Graphium'' (fungus), a genus of fungi in the family Microascaceae {{Genus disambiguation ...

'' (Boisduval, 1836) – lion swordtail, giant swordtail ::* ''

Graphium antiphates ''Graphium antiphates'', the five-bar swordtail, is a species of papilionid butterfly found in south and southeast Asia. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1775. Description The ground colour of the upperside of both males a ...

'' (Cramer,

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– fivebar swordtail ::* ''

Graphium aristeus ''Graphium aristeus'', the chain swordtail, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. The Indian subspecies ''G. a. anticrates'' is protected by law in India. It is found in ...

'' (Stoll,

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– chain swordtail ::* ''

Graphium decolor ''Graphium decolor'' is a butterfly found in the Philippines and Sabah Sabah () is a state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the N ...

'' (Staudinger, 1888) ::* ''

Graphium dorcus ''Graphium dorcus'', or Tabitha's swordtail, is a butterfly found in Sulawesi, Indonesia, that belongs to the swallowtail family. The species was first described by Wilhem de Haan in 1840. Subspecies *''G. d. dorcus'' (northern Sulawesi) *'' ...

'' (de Haan, 1840) – Tabitha's swordtail ::* ''

Graphium epaminondas ''Graphium epaminondas'', the Andaman swordtail, is a beautiful butterfly found in India that belongs to the swallowtail family. It was earlier considered a subspecies of fivebar swordtail (''Graphium antiphates'') but has now been identified as ...

'' (Oberthür, 1879) ::* ''

Graphium euphrates ''Graphium euphrates'' is a butterfly found in the Philippines and Sulawesi that belongs to the swallowtail family. The larva feeds on ''Annona'', '' Desmos'' and ''Uvaria ''Uvaria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. ...

'' (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862) – Euphrates swordtail ::* ''

Graphium euphratoides ''Graphium euphratoides'' is a butterfly found in Mindanao in the Philippines that belongs to the swallowtail family. Taxonomy Originally described as ''Papilio antiphates'' Cram. Form ''euphratoides'' Eimer, 1889 this taxon has been treated as ...

'' (Eimer, 1889) ::* ''

Graphium nomius ''Graphium nomius'', the spot swordtail, is a butterfly found in South and Southeast Asia that belongs to the swallowtail family. The species was first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1793. One of the grandest sights is a host ...

'' (Esper, 1799) – spot swordtail ::* ''

Graphium rhesus ''Graphium'' may refer to: * ''Graphium'' (butterfly), a genus of mostly tropical swallowtail butterflies * ''Graphium'' (fungus), a genus of fungi in the family Microascaceae {{Genus disambiguation ...

'' (Boisduval, 1836) – monkey swordtail ::* ''

Graphium stratiotes ''Graphium stratiotes'' is a butterfly found in Borneo that belongs to the swallowtail family. Subspecies * ''G. s. stratiotes'' * ''G. s. sukirmani'' References * External linksExternal images of holotype stratiotes ''Stratiotes'' is ...

'' (Grose-Smith, 1887) subgenus: ''Paranticopsis'' Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1887 ::* ''

Graphium delessertii ''Graphium delessertii'', the Malayan zebra, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Southeast Asia. The rare female resembles ''Ideopsis gaura''. Despite the rarity of females ''Graphium delessertii'' is a commo ...

'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1839) – Malayan zebra ::* ''

Graphium deucalion ''Graphium deucalion'', the yellow zebra, is a butterfly found in the Sunda Islands and the Moluccas that belongs to the swallowtail family. It is not known to be threatened. Subspecies *''G. d. deucalion'' (Sulawesi) *''G. d. leucadion'' (Stau ...

'' (Boisduval, 1836) – yellow zebra ::* ''

Graphium encelades ''Graphium encelades'' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic species found only in Sulawesi. Status Not uncommon and said not to be threatened. See also *List of butterflies of Sulawesi References External li ...

'' (Boisduval, 1836) ::* ''

Graphium idaeoides ''Graphium idaeoides'' (Philippine butterfly) is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. It is a perfect mimic of ''Idea leuconoe ''Idea leuconoe'', also known as the paper kite butterfly, rice pap ...

'' (Hewitson, 1853) ::* ''

Graphium macareus ''Graphium macareus'', the lesser zebra, is a relatively common and not threatened species of swallowtail butterfly found in Southeast Asia. It is also found in parts of India including Assam and Sikkim. Subspecies *''G. m. macareus'' Java * ...

'' (Godart, 1819) – lesser zebra ::* ''

Graphium megaera ''Graphium megaera'' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. References Sources *Page M. G.P & Treadaway,C. G. 2003 ''Schmetterlinge der Erde'', ''Butterflies of the world'' Part XVII (17), Pap ...

'' ( Staudinger, 1888) ::* ''

Graphium megarus ''Graphium megarus'', the spotted zebra, is a species of swallowtail butterfly found in Southeast Asia. It is common and not considered to be threatened; however, the nominate subspecies is protected by law in India. Description Male upperside ...

'' (Westwood, 1844) – spotted zebra ::* ''

Graphium ramaceus ''Graphium ramaceus'', the Pendlebury's zebra, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in parts of the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends acr ...

'' (Westwood, 1872) ::* ''

Graphium phidias ''Graphium phidias '' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Laos and Vietnam. Status It is recorded from only a small area and very little information is available about it. References External ...

'' (Oberthür, 1906) ::* '' Graphium stratocles'' (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861) ::* ''

Graphium thule ''Graphium thule'' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in New Guinea. The larva feeds on '' Aquifoliacene ilex''. ''Graphium thule'' is not common but not known to be threatened. It mimics the danaines '' Ideop ...

'' (Wallace, 1865) ::* ''

Graphium xenocles ''Graphium xenocles'', the great zebra, is a swallowtail butterfly found in Southeast Asia which is common and not threatened. Subspecies *''G. x. xenocles'' Sikkim, Assam, Bhutan *''G. x. kephisos'' (Fruhstorfer, 1902) Burma - Vietnam *''G. x. ...

'' (Doubleday, 1842) – great zebra subgenus: ''Pazala'' Moore, 1888 ::* ''

Graphium alebion ''Graphium alebion'' is a butterfly found in China that belongs to the swallowtail family. Description This insect is similar to '' Iphiclides podalirius'', but the cell of the forewing is traversed by one more band, and the band situated on t ...

'' (Gray,

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::* ''

Graphium eurous ''Graphium eurous'', the sixbar swordtail, is a swallowtail butterfly belonging to the genus '' Graphium'', also known as the swordtails. Description All the bands are narrowed, being only blackish stripes on a pale yellow transparent ground, t ...

'' (Leech,

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– sixbar swordtail ::* ''

Graphium glycerion ''Graphium glycerion'', the spectacle swordtail, is a species of butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the souther ...

'' (Gray, 1831) – spectacle swordtail ::* ''

Graphium incerta ''Graphium incerta'' is a butterfly found in China that belongs to the swallowtail family. Taxonomy Originally described as a subspecies of '' Graphium tamerlana'' and later treated as conspecific with ''G. tamerlana''. Studies of the genital ...

'' Bang-Haas, 1927 ::* '' Graphium mandarinus'' (Oberthür, 1879) – spectacle swordtail ::* ''

Graphium mullah '' Graphium mullah '' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in China, Laos, Vietnam, Japan and Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the ...

'' (Alphéraky 1897)::* ''

Graphium tamerlana ''Graphium tamerlana'' is a butterfly found in China that belongs to the swallowtail family. Description It is similar to '' Iphiclides podalirius''. The black band at the apex of the cell of the forewing reaches only to the median vein, not e ...

'' (Oberthür, 1876) ::* '' Graphium timur'' (Ney, 1911) synonymised with ''

'' by Cotton and Racheli, T., 2007 ::* '' Graphium wenlingae'' Hu, Condamine, Monastyrskii & Cotton, 2019

References

*Smith, Campbell R. and Vane-Wright R.I., 2001 A review of the Afrotropical species of the genus Graphium (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera: Papilionidae) ''Bulletin of the Natural History Museum Entomology Series'' Volume 70:503-71
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*Miller, L. D., and Miller, J. Y. (2004). ''The Butterfly Handbook'', pp. 20–25, 52. Barron's Educational Series, Inc.; Hauppauge, New York. *Smart, P. (1976). ''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World''.

External links

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"Distribution of Afrotropical Kite Swallowtails"
(broadly subgenera ''Pazala'' and ''Arisbe'') Natural History Museum.
"Genus ''Graphium''"
''Insecta.pro''. {{Taxonbar, from=Q1768585 Butterfly genera Papilionidae Taxa named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli