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Butterfly

We are delighted that Sabine Caesar has become the godmother of the Papilio chrapkowskoides butterfly.

  • Name
    Butterfly
  • Scientific Name
    Papilio chrapkowskoides
  • Sponsor
    Sabine Caesar

Swallowtail

We are delighted that Sabine Caesar has become the godmother of the Papilio chrapkowskoides butterfly.

This Papilio chrapkowskoides butterfly has a wingspan of 9 cm. The two pairs of wings are dark in colour and have a greenish band running through them.

The distinguishing feature of all species of Papilionidae is the osmaterium of the caterpillar, a fleshy fork on the neck that can be pushed out, which emits an unpleasant odour and is intended to scare off enemies. Like our native swallowtail(Papilio machaon), Papilio chrapkowskoides belongs to the subfamily Papilioninae. The caterpillars feed on plants from the Rutaceae (citrus family) or Apiaceae (umbellifers) and form a free-hanging girdle pupa.

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