Graphium androcles

Graphium androcles
At the National Museum in Prague
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Graphium
Species:	G. androcles
Binomial name
Graphium androcles (Boisduval, 1836)
Synonyms
Papilio androcles Boisduval, 1836 Papilio androcles latilinea Joicey & Talbot, 1922 Papiliio androcles Rothschild, 1895 Pathysa androcles

Graphium androcles, the giant swordtail, is a butterfly of the genus Graphium belonging to the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1836.

Graphium androcles has a wingspan reaching about 80–120 millimetres (3.1–4.7 in). Females are larger than males. The base of the upper wings is white with three black diagonal parallel stripes. The other half of the upper wings is black, crossed by two thin white stripes. The hindwings are white, with black markings on the lower margin. The underside is similar to the upperside, but the white is partially greenish. The hindwings terminate in a very long "tail", which is the longest among all members of the relevant family. The body is black, with white sides of the abdomen.

Graphium androcles can be found in Indonesia (Sulawesi, Sula Islands).

It is protected in Bantimurung – Bulusaraung National Park.

• "Graphium androcles (Boisduval, 1836)". BioLib. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
• Savela, Markku (April 15, 2019). "Graphium androcles (Boisduval, 1836)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
• Butterflies of Southeastern Sulawesi

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