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| Papilio phorcas. Male.
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| Papilio phorcas. Female.
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P. phorcas
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Papilio phorcas
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| Synonyms
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- Princeps phorcas
- Papilio doreus Fabricius, 1775
- Papilio thersander Fabricius, 1793
- Papilio phorcas f. media Le Cerf, 1924
- Papilio nandina Rothschild & Jordan, 1901
- Papilio phorcas tippelskirchi Suffert, 1904
- Papilio phorcas f. thersandroides Aurivillius, 1908
- Papilio phorcas bardamu f. velledae Canu, 1994
- Papilio phorcas caspor Suffert, 1904
- Papilio phorcas ab. kassaiensis Strand, 1916
- Papilio phorcas f. bergeri Storace, 1955
- Papilio phorcas f. xera Storace, 1955
- Papilio phorcas f. viridissima Basquin & Turlin, 1986
- Papilio phorcas congoanus f. ponzonii Sala, 1992
- Papilio phorcas leopoldi Suffert, 1904
- Papilio phorcas ab. phorcadius Strand, 1911
- Papilio phorcas f. ruscoei Krüger, 1928
- Papilio phorcas f. mutans Le Cerf, 1924
- Papilio phorcas f. furcula Bryk, 1927
- Papilio phorcas f. inexpectata Bryk, 1927
- Papilio phorcas pseudothersander Krüger, 1937
- Papilio phorcas f. polyxena Stoneham, 1951
- Papilio phorcas f. bayoni Storace, 1955
- Papilio phorcas nilotica Storace, 1961
- Papilio phorcas tenuifasciatus f. meto Kielland, 1990
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The Apple-green Swallowtail or Green Banded Swallowtail (Papilio phorcas) is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is found in Africa.
The larvae feed on Teclea nobilis, Teclea simplicifolia, Macrostylis villosa, Oriciopsis, Vepris, Calodendrum, Clausena, Citrus, Fagara and Toddalia species.[2]
