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Mocker Swallowtail

Papilio dardanus

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Description:

The Mocker Swallowtail, a butterfly in the Papalionidae family , also known as the Flying Handkerchief, is found across most of sub-Saharan Africa, including Madagascar.

Habitat:

Seen with several other species of butterflies, mud-puddling on damp patches on a dirt road running through the edge of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, SW Uganda.

Notes:

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

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