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Knight butterfly

Frank Kottisch has won the sponsorship for the butterfly Graphium leonidas as 2nd prize in the 2017 photo competition of the Alexander Koenig Society in the category over 18 years. Congratulations to him!

  • Name
    Knight butterfly
  • Scientific Name
    Graphium leonidas
  • Sponsor
    Frank Kottisch

Knight butterfly

Frank Kottisch has won the sponsorship for the butterfly Graphium leonidas as 2nd prize in the 2017 photo competition of the Alexander Koenig Society in the category over 18 years. Congratulations!

The butterfly Graphium leonidas from the butterfly family (Papilionidae) is widespread south of the Sahara. As with most related species, the caterpillars feed on annonaceous plants (Annonaceae). Little else is known about their way of life.

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