Graphium tynderaeus (Green-spotted Swallowtail, Grüngefleckter Schwalbenschwanz)

Graphium tynderaeus , also called Green-Spotted Swallowtail is a nice butterfly from Afrotropic ecozone (Africa). The first description was in 1793 by Fabricius. With a wingspan of 8.0 – 10.0 cm the Green-Spotted Swallowtail is a small member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The butterfly is black with green spots. Hind wings have no tails.

Photos for easy identification

: Photo © by Thomas Neubauer; from assortment of Dr. Hildegard Winkler specialty shop of entomology (see links)

: Photo © by Thomas Neubauer; from assortment of Dr. Hildegard Winkler specialty shop of entomology (see links)

: Photo © by Thomas Neubauer; from assortment of Dr. Hildegard Winkler specialty shop of entomology (see links)

: Photo © by Thomas Neubauer; from assortment of Dr. Hildegard Winkler specialty shop of entomology (see links)

These are nice photos of Graphium tynderaeus (Green-Spotted Swallowtail, Grüngefleckter Schwalbenschwanz). Graphium tynderaeus is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE from Afrotropic ecozone (Africa).

Description

The forewings are black. At the margin there is a chain of small green spots. In the middle of wing there is a chain of big green spots. An the wing leading edge there are some green spots.
The underside is a copy of upside, but the ground is dark brown and marmorate.

The hind wings are black and have no tails. The margin is ridged. At the margin there is a chains of uneven green spots. Nearby the body there is a broad green area.
The underside is a copy of upside, but the ground is dark brown and marmorate.

The body is black, but the underside is brown.

Sex differences:

Distribution

The Green Spotted Swallowtail (Graphium tynderaeus ) is a butterfly of the Afrotropic ecozone (Africa). The distribution extend from Liberia and Nigeria to Central African Republic and Angola.

: This world map shows the ecozones in which this butterfly is distributed.

Larval food

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General information

The first description of this butterfly was in 1793 by Fabricius. There are no subspecies.

Protection provisions / Red List

CITES: (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora):

-no entry- (as at 23.06.2005)
EU regulation on trading with species of wild Fauna and Flora

-no entry- (as at 19.08.2005)
IUCN Red List of threatened species:

-no entry- (as at 2004) (see: www.redlist.org/)