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Papilio phorcas (Cramer, 1775)
Subspecies
[
Papilio
] phorcas phorcas (Cramer, 1775)
-
doreus
(Fabricius, 1775)
-
thersander
(Fabricius, 1793)
-
media
(Le Cerf, 1924)
[
Papilio
] phorcas congoanus (Rothschild, 1896)
-
caspor
(Suffert, 1904)
-
kassaiensis
(Strand, 1916)
-
bergeri
(Storace, 1955)
-
xera
(Storace, 1955)
-
viridissima
(Basquin & Turlin, 1986)
Adult morphology
Wingspan
45
Literature references
Species number (Larsen 2005)
5
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)
155
Habitat
Habitat preference
[1]
ALF
:
Generally found in all types of forest
ALF
Distribution
Geographical distribution
[2]
WWT
:
Found in both the Liberia and Ghana subregions and extending to the coastal forests of East Africa
WWT
Biology
Flight period:
Ecology
Host plants:
Rutaceae
- Calodendrum
- Citrus
- Clausena
- Fagara
- Teclea
- Toddalia
Rutaceae
- Calodendrum
- Citrus
- Clausena
- Fagara
- Teclea
- Toddalia
Records
1.
^
Larsen (2010)
2.
^
Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011