Papilio euphranor

Forest swallowtail
Illustration accompanying Trimen's description in Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1868
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. euphranor
Binomial name
Papilio euphranor Trimen, 1868.[1][2]
Synonyms
Papilio euphranor moratus Le Cerf, 1924

Papilio euphranor, the forest swallowtail or bush kite, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in southern Africa.

Habitat.Groot River, Western Cape

Papilio euphranor depicted in Seitz

The wingspan is 80–100 mm in males and 90–110 mm in females. It has two flight periods from January to April and September to December.[3]

The larvae feed on Cryptocarya woodii.[2]

Taxonomy

Papilio euphranor is a member of the hesperus species group. The members of the clade are:

• Papilio hesperus Westwood, 1843
• Papilio euphranor Trimen, 1868
• Papilio horribilis Butler, 1874
• Papilio pelodurus Butler, 1896

References

1. Trimen, R., 1868. On some undescribed species of South African butterflies including a new genus of Lycaenidae. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 16(1): 69–96 Full text
2. Papilio at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
3. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.