Cream striped swordtail
Introduction: Cream Striped Swordtails (Graphium (A.) porthaon) can be observed in savannah and wooded areas.
Distribution: Katima Mulilo, Victoria Falls, Okavango Delta and the lower Zambezi River.
Breeding/Larval food: The custard-apple family (Annonaceae) and the bastard dwaba-berry (Friesodielsia obovata).
Colouration: A dark ground colour with cream coloured patches and stripes with broader forewing markings than other species of Swordtail.
On the wing: Throughout the wet-season.
Wingspan: Approx 70mm.
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