Narrative

Tailed Graphium group of Africa contains eleven species. This group of butterflies can be referred to as the African Swordtails. The group is made up on the following (an * indicates that this species is pictured):

SPECIES ------ LOCATION
Graphium antheus* - Widespread in Africa
Graphium colonna* - East Coast of Africa
Graphium evombar* - Madagascar
Graphium gudenusi* - South central Africa - Local
Graphium illyris* - Kenya to Tanzania
Graphium junodi - Mozambique - Local
Graphium kirbyi* - Kenya to Tanzania
Graphium nigrescens - Cameroons and Congo
Graphium polistratus* - Kenya to south Africa
Graphium policenes* - Widespread in Africa
Graphium porthaon* - Kenya to south Africa

Note:
Graphium junodi is found only in Mozambique.
Graphium nigrescens is found in Cameroon, Gabon and Zaire.
G. nigrescens might not be a valid species.

Taxonomy

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