Graphium morania

White lady
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Graphium
Species:	G. morania
Binomial name
	Graphium morania; (Angas, 1849)
Synonyms
	Papilio morania Angas, 1849; Graphium morania f. vansoniana Storace, 1953; Graphium morania var. holoplaga Grei, 1986;

Graphium morania, the white lady or small white-lady swordtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in southern Africa.^[2]

The wingspan is 50–55 mm in males and 55–60 mm in females. Its fight period is year-round, peaking in November and February.^[3]

The larva feed on Uvaria caffra, Artabotrys species, Hexalobus monopetalus, Artabotrys brachypetalus, Artabotrys monteiroae, and Annona senegalensis.^[2]^[3]

References

^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Leptocercini
^ ^a ^b Graphium morania, funet.fi
^ ^a ^b Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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[ATBUT-1] Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Leptocercini

[funet-2] Graphium morania, funet.fi

[Woodhall-3] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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