Citrus Butterfly, Orange Dog, Christmas Butterfly
Papiliodemodocus
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Fort Worth, TX (Zone 8a) |
March 2008 |
Positive
Very ornate swallowtail which flits from Africa, Madagascar, and Southern Saudi Arabia. Even though "called" a swallowtail, they do not actually sport a tail. Sexes are so similar it is difficult to tell apart except to actually witness the female ovipositing on larval host plant.
Their larval hosts include plants from Rutaceae such as: Aegle marmelos, Calodendrum capense, Citrus aurantium, Clausena anisata, Fagaropsis angolenses, Glycosmis pentaphylla, Teclea natalensis, Toddalia asiatica
Also from Umbelliferae: Athamanta, Foeniculum, Pituranthos
And Rhamnaceae: Ziziphus mauritiana
Their larval hosts include plants from Rutaceae such as: Aegle marmelos, Calodendrum capense, Citrus aurantium, Clausena anisata, Fagaropsis angolenses, Glycosmis pentaphylla, Teclea natalensis, Toddalia asiatica
Also from Umbelliferae: Athamanta, Foeniculum, Pituranthos
And Rhamnaceae: Ziziphus mauritiana