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Knight butterfly family (Papilionidae)

We congratulate Ralf Gohla on his sponsorship, which he won as 2nd prize in the "Animal Diversity in Parks and Gardens" photo competition organised by the Alexander Koenig Society in the over 18s category.

  • Name
    Knight butterfly family (Papilionidae)
  • Scientific Name
    Graphium hachei hachei
  • Sponsor
    Ralf Gohla

Knight butterfly

 

We congratulate Ralf Gohla on his sponsorship, which he won as 2nd prize in the "Animal Diversity in Parks and Gardens" photo competition organised by the Alexander Koenig Society in the over 18s category.

Family of knight butterflies (Papilionidae), widespread in rainforests in central tropical Africa south to Angola. The nominate form occurs in Gabon(G. hachei hachei), another subspecies colonises the more northerly areas.

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