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Graphium
Graphium is a genus of mostly tropical swallowtail butterflies commonly known as swordtails, kite swallowtails, or ladies. Native to Eurasia, Africa, and Oceania, the genus is represented by over 100 species. Their colouration is as variable as the habitats they frequent; from rainforest to savannah. Some possess tails which may be long and swordlike, while others lack any hindwing extensions. Graphium species are often sighted at mud puddles.
32 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Subgenus Graphium
subgenusGraphium
Pathysa
subgenusPathysa
Arisbe
subgenusArisbe
Pazala
subgenusPazala
Graphium sanganus
speciesGraphium sanganus
Graphium pallescens
speciesGraphium pallescens
Graphium pylades
speciesGraphium pylades
Graphium paron
speciesGraphium paron
Graphium punctatus
speciesGraphium punctatus
Graphium tigris
speciesGraphium tigris
Graphium nisus
speciesGraphium nisus
Graphium ornatus
speciesGraphium ornatus
Graphium rhesulus
speciesGraphium rhesulus
Graphium rhaphia
speciesGraphium rhaphia
Graphium parvimacula
speciesGraphium parvimacula
Graphium polynices
speciesGraphium polynices
Graphium sagittiger
speciesGraphium sagittiger
Graphium interjectus
speciesGraphium interjectus
Graphium stratonices
speciesGraphium stratonices
Graphium senectus
speciesGraphium senectus
Graphium meridionalis
speciesGraphium meridionalis
Graphium taliensis
speciesGraphium taliensis
Graphium textrix
speciesGraphium textrix
Graphium rubroplaga
speciesGraphium rubroplaga
Graphium nauta
speciesGraphium nauta
Graphium macronius
speciesGraphium macronius
Graphium igneolus
speciesGraphium igneolus
Graphium seminigra
speciesGraphium seminigra
Graphium rubrosignatus
speciesGraphium rubrosignatus
Graphium loncona
speciesGraphium loncona
Graphium ottonis
speciesGraphium ottonis
Graphium nigrescens
speciesGraphium nigrescens
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Graphium in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 51577.