African swallowtail

Papilio dardanus

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Papilio dardanus (the African Swallowtail, Mocker Swallowtail or Flying Handkerchief), is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (the Swallowtails). The species is broadly distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa. The British entomologist E. B. Poulton described it as "the most interesting butterfly in the world".

Fuentes y créditos

  1. (c) Dave Rogers, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/37072297@N06/3619972196
  2. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_dardanus

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