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''Graphium kirbyi'', Kirby’s Swordtail, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found along the coast of Kenya and from the coast of Tanzania, inland to Morogoro.〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Leptocercini )〕 The habitat consists of coastal forests. Adults of both sexes visit flowers and males are known to mud-puddle. Adults are on wing from September to November. The larvae feed on ''Annona senegalensis'' and ''Uvaria'' species. ==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 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 kirbyi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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