Graphium schaffgotschi, the Schaffgotsch's swordtail, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Namibia, Angola, the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and north-western Zambia.Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Leptocercini Its habitat consists of savanna.
Adults are on wing year round.
Images External images from Royal Museum of Central Africa.
Taxonomy Graphium schaffgotschi belongs to a clade with six members. All have similar genitalia The clade members are: Graphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779) Graphium endochus (Boisduval, 1836) Graphium morania (Angas, 1849) Graphium taboranus (Oberthür, 1886) Graphium schaffgotschi (Niepelt, 1927) Graphium ridleyanus (White, 1843)
It was regarded as conspecific with Graphium taboranus by some earlier authorities.
References
Niepelt, W. (1927): Neue exotischer Rhopaloceren. Internationale Entomologische Zeitschrift 21:49-53.
External links Images of Graphium schaffgotschi Royal Museum of Central Africa