"Citrus swallowtail" redirects here. For the other butterfly with this common name, see Papilio demoleus.
Citrus swallowtail
Both in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Papilionidae
Genus:
Papilio
Species:
P. demodocus
Binomial name
Papilio demodocus
Esper, 1798[2][3]
Synonyms
Papilio demodocus var. nubila Capronnier, 1881
Papilio demodocus decusdemo Suffert, 1904
Papilio demodocus albicans Suffert, 1904
Papilio demodocus ab. karema Strand, 1911
Papilio demodocus ab. cariei Le Cerf, 1913
Papilio demodocus ab. tessmanni Schultze, 1914
Papilio demodocus ab. conflua Strand, 1914
Papilio demodocus f. epunctatus Le Cerf, 1927
Papilio demodocus demodocus ab. minor Dufrane, 1936
Papilio demodocus demodocus ab. juncta Dufrane, 1936
Papilio demodocus demodocus ab. semijuncta Dufrane, 1936
Papilio demodocus demodocus ab. mathieui Dufrane, 1936
Papilio demodocus demodocus ab. houzeaui Dufrane, 1936
Papilio demodocus f. longsdoni Krüger, 1937
Papilio demodocus f. oblongula Berio, 1941
Papilio demodocus f. viginta Berio, 1941
Papilio demodocus f. adla Berio, 1941
Papilio demodocus demodocus ab. vreuricki Dufrane, 1946
Papilio demodocus demodocus ab. duboisi Dufrane, 1946
Papilio demodocus demodocus ab. aurantiaca Dufrane, 1946
Papilio demodocus demodocus ab. ochrea Dufrane, 1946
Papilio demodocus ab. dufranei Berger, 1950
Papilio demodocus ab. overlaeti Berger, 1950
Papilio demodocus f. confluens Storace, 1963
Papilio demodocus f. bennettoides Storace, 1963
Papilio demodocus f. atromaculatus Storace, 1963
Papilio demodocus f. continua Storace, 1963
Papilio demodocus f. deminuta Storace, 1963
Papilio demodocus f. flavocincta Storace, 1963
Papilio demodocus f. latevittata Storace, 1963
Papilio demodocus f. pseudopraeses Storace, 1963
Papilio demodocus ab. belonota Vári, 1976
Papilio bennetti Dixey, 1898
Early instar of Papilio demodocus larva
Papilio demodocus, the citrus swallowtail or Christmas butterfly, is a swallowtail butterfly which commonly occurs over the entirety of sub-Saharan Africa, including Madagascar, besides the southern Arabian Peninsula. The caterpillars feed on various native plants of especially the family Rutaceae, but have also taken to the leaves of cultivated citrus trees.[4]
^Westrip, JRS (2022). "Papilio demodocus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T122527216A122602926. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T122527216A122602926.en. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
^"Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
^Papilio, Site of Markku Savela
^Hoskins, Adrian. "Adrian Hoskins". Learn about Butterflies. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
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