Papilio demodocus

Citrus swallowtail
Both in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. demodocus
Binomial name
Papilio demodocus
Esper, 1798
Synonyms
  • Papilio demodocus var. nubila Capronnier, 1881
  • Papilio demodocus decusdemo Suffert, 1904
  • Papilio demodocus albicans Suffert, 1904
  • Papilio demodocus ab. karema Strand, 1911
  • Papilio demodocus ab. cariei Le Cerf, 1913
  • Papilio demodocus ab. tessmanni Schultze, 1914
  • Papilio demodocus ab. conflua Strand, 1914
  • Papilio demodocus f. epunctatus Le Cerf, 1927
  • Papilio demodocus demodocus ab. minor Dufrane, 1936
  • Papilio demodocus demodocus ab. juncta Dufrane, 1936
  • Papilio demodocus demodocus ab. semijuncta Dufrane, 1936
  • Papilio demodocus demodocus ab. mathieui Dufrane, 1936
  • Papilio demodocus demodocus ab. houzeaui Dufrane, 1936
  • Papilio demodocus f. longsdoni Krüger, 1937
  • Papilio demodocus f. oblongula Berio, 1941
  • Papilio demodocus f. viginta Berio, 1941
  • Papilio demodocus f. adla Berio, 1941
  • Papilio demodocus demodocus ab. vreuricki Dufrane, 1946
  • Papilio demodocus demodocus ab. duboisi Dufrane, 1946
  • Papilio demodocus demodocus ab. aurantiaca Dufrane, 1946
  • Papilio demodocus demodocus ab. ochrea Dufrane, 1946
  • Papilio demodocus ab. dufranei Berger, 1950
  • Papilio demodocus ab. overlaeti Berger, 1950
  • Papilio demodocus f. confluens Storace, 1963
  • Papilio demodocus f. bennettoides Storace, 1963
  • Papilio demodocus f. atromaculatus Storace, 1963
  • Papilio demodocus f. continua Storace, 1963
  • Papilio demodocus f. deminuta Storace, 1963
  • Papilio demodocus f. flavocincta Storace, 1963
  • Papilio demodocus f. latevittata Storace, 1963
  • Papilio demodocus f. pseudopraeses Storace, 1963
  • Papilio demodocus ab. belonota Vári, 1976
  • Papilio bennetti Dixey, 1898


Papilio demodocus, the citrus swallowtail or Christmas butterfly, is a swallowtail butterfly which commonly occurs over the entirety of sub-Saharan Africa, including Madagascar, besides the southern Arabian Peninsula. The caterpillars feed on various native plants of especially the family Rutaceae, but have also taken to the leaves of cultivated citrus trees.

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