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Flying Handkerchief

Papilio dardanus

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Description:

Papilio dardanus (the African Swallowtail, Mocker Swallowtail or Flying Handkerchief), is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (the Swallowtails).

Habitat:

Seen in the garden of the house I was staying in in Entebbe.

Notes:

http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Africa%20-%20Papilio%20dardanus.htm

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Papilio dardanus

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