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The Emperor Swallowtail (''Papilio ophidicephalus'') is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Subsaharan Africa. The wingspan is 90–110 mm in males and 100–120 mm in females. Has two broods between August to December and January to April.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 The larvae feed on ''Clausena inqequalis'', ''Calodendrum capense'', ''Citrus'' spp., ''Clausena anisata'', ''Zanthoxylum capense'' and other ''Zanthoxylum'' spp.〔 ==Taxonomy== ''Papilio ophidicephalus'' is a member of the ''menestheus'' species-group. The members of the clade are *''Papilio menestheus'' Drury, 1773 *''Papilio lormieri'' Distant, 1874 *''Papilio ophidicephalus'' Oberthür, 1878 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「Papilio ophidicephalus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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