Papilio nireus lyaeus - Green-banded swallowtail
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Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Catapu, Mozambique.
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| Distribution: | Locally common in forested areas in Southern Africa. | ||||||
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| Literature: | Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 303. Woodhall, S. (2005), Field guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Struik Publishers, Cape Town, p. 352. |