Graphium policenes
| Small striped swordtail | |
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| Dorsal side | |
| Ventral side both in Bobiri Forest, Ghana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Graphium |
| Species: | G. policenes |
| Binomial name | |
| Graphium policenes (Cramer, [1775]) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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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.
The wingspan is 55–60 mm in males and 60–65 mm in females. The species has continuous broods during warmer months.
The larvae feed on Uvaria caffra, Artabotrys monteiroae, Uvaria bukobensis, Uvara chamae, Landolphia buchannani, Landolphia ugandensis, Polyalthia species, Annona reticulata, Annona senegalensis, Annona squamosa, and Monanthotaxis caffra.