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The Larger Striped Swordtail (''Graphium antheus'') is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae, found in tropical and sub-Saharan Africa.〔(''Graphium'' ), funet.fi〕 The wingspan is 65–70 mm in males and 70–75 mm in females. Fight period is year-round, peaking from November to December.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 The larva feed on ''Uvaria caffra'', ''Artabotrys monteiroae'', ''Annona reticulata'', ''Annona senegalensis'', ''Artabotrys brachypetalus'', ''Cleistochlamys kirkii'', ''Hexalobus monopetalus'', ''Landolphia ugandensis'', ''Monanthotaxis caffra'', ''Monodora junodi'', and ''Uvaria kirkii''.〔〔 ==References== *Carcasson, R.H 1960 The Swallowtail Butterflies of East Africa (Lepidoptera,Papilionidae)''. Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society'' (pdf ) Key to East Africa members of the species group, diagnostic and other notes and figures. (Permission to host granted by The East Africa Natural History Society *Lewis, H. L., 1974 ''Butterflies of the World'' ISBN 0-245-52097-X page 89, figure 3. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Graphium antheus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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