Graphium hachei
Graphium hachei is a butterfly from Afrotropic ecozone (Africa). The first description was in 1881 by Dewitz. The wingspan is about 8 – 9 cm. Graphium hachei is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The basic colour of this butterfly is brown. A broad white area dominates the wings. The hind wings have no tails.
Photos for easy identification
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Here you can see some photos of Graphium hachei. Graphium hachei is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE from Afrotropic ecozone (Africa).
Description
The fore wings are brown and some parts of the wings are transparent. A large, white area with dark veins dominates the wing.
The underside of Graphium hachei is very similar to the upside.
The hind wings of Graphium hachei are brown. The edge is wavy. A large, white area with dark veins dominates the wing.
The underside is very similar to the upside.
The body (abdomen) is black. The thorax and the head are black. The underside of the abdomen is yellowish.
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Distribution
Graphium hachei is a butterfly from the Afrotropic (Africa) ecozone. You can observe this butterfly from Cameroon until Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola.
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Larval food
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General information
The first description of this butterfly was in 1881 by Dewitz. There are no subspecies.
Protection provisions / Red List
- CITES: (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora):
-no entry- - EU regulation on trading with species of wild Fauna and Flora
-no entry- - IUCN Red List of threatened species:
-no entry-
Scientific name
Graphium hachei Dewitz 1881
Other names
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Classification / Taxonomy / Family tree
- Kingdom: ANIMALIA
- Phylum: ARTHROPODA
- Class: INSECTA
- Order: LEPIDOPTERA
- Suborder: DITRYSIA
- Superfamily: PAPILIONOIDEA
- Family: PAPILIONIDAE
- Subfamilie: PAPILIONINAE
- Tribe: LEPTOCIRCINI
- Genus: GRAPHIUM
- Specific name: HACHEI
