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Apple Green Swallowtail

Papilio phorcas congoanus

Habitat:

Butterfly spotted in Kibale NP

1 Species ID Suggestions

Ashish
Ashish 11 years ago
Apple-green Swallowtail, Green Banded Swallowtail
Papilio phorcas congoanus Papilio phorcas


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8 Comments

IsabellaFiers
IsabellaFiers 11 years ago

Thank you !

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Welcome...
Its great spotting...
We go far away and collect distant organism.. its a great satisfaction for mind... Great job...!!

IsabellaFiers
IsabellaFiers 11 years ago

Thanks for the info Ashish Nimkar !!
I have modified the pic.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Hi Wikilink tells race congoanus of this specie in Uganda.

IsabellaFiers
IsabellaFiers 11 years ago

Wow, thanks a lot !!!
i'am so glad, it looks indeed like the Papilio phorcas congoanus

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Look to be one of Graphium genus of Swallowtail(Papilionidae family) In India we find such Tailed jay butterflies.

IsabellaFiers
IsabellaFiers 11 years ago

The color of the butterfly was black and turquoise, you couldn't look trough the wings ....

IsabellaFiers
Spotted by
IsabellaFiers

Uganda

Spotted on Jul 27, 2010
Submitted on Jun 6, 2012

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