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Subgenus Graphium
Graphium
Graphium is a genus of mostly tropical swallowtail butterflies commonly known as swordtails or ladies. Native to Eurasia, Africa, and Oceania, the genus is represented by over 100 species. Their colouration is as variable as the habitats they frequent; from rainforest to savannah. Some possess tails which may be long and swordlike, while others lack any hindwing extensions. Graphium species are often sighted at mud puddles.
The more colourful species are popular with collectors and are commonly seen mounted in frames for sale. Well-known species include the tailed jay (Graphium agamemnon), common bluebottle (G. sarpedon), and the purple-spotted swallowtail (G. weiskei). One species, G. idaeoides, is notable for being a perfect mimic of the danainid Idea leuconoe.
34 branches of this group, most-observed first
Common Bluebottle
speciesGraphium sarpedon
Tailed Jay
speciesGraphium agamemnon
Common Jay
speciesGraphium doson
Wallacea Bluebottle
speciesGraphium anthedon
Great Jay
speciesGraphium eurypylus
Narrow-banded Bluebottle
speciesGraphium teredon
Macleay's Swallowtail
speciesGraphium macleayanus
Lesser Jay
speciesGraphium evemon
Glassy Bluebottle
speciesGraphium cloanthus
Veined Jay
speciesGraphium chironides
Milon's Bluebottle
speciesGraphium milon
Striped Jay
speciesGraphium bathycles
Spotted Jay
speciesGraphium arycles
Graphium leechi
speciesGraphium leechi
Purple Spotted Swallowtail
speciesGraphium weiskei
Green Triangle
speciesGraphium macfarlanei
Meyer's Jay
speciesGraphium meyeri
Graphium gelon
speciesGraphium gelon
Olive Triangle
speciesGraphium codrus
Kinabalu Jay
speciesGraphium procles
Sulawesi Bluebottle
speciesGraphium monticolus
Graphium sallastius
speciesGraphium sallastius
Malayan Yellowbottle
speciesGraphium empedovana
Graphium jugans
speciesGraphium jugans
Graphium wallacei
speciesGraphium wallacei
Graphium hicetaon
speciesGraphium hicetaon
Stresemanni Swallowtail
speciesGraphium stresemanni
Graphium meeki
speciesGraphium meeki
Graphium mendana
speciesGraphium mendana
Graphium sandawanum
speciesGraphium sandawanum
Graphium browni
speciesGraphium browni
Graphium batjanensis
speciesGraphium batjanensis
Cryptic Bluebottle
speciesGraphium septentrionicolus
Graphium kosii
speciesGraphium kosii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1358580.