This is a common swallowtail confined to the plains but sometimes the males can be found puddling on a moist spot in a jungle path. Otherwise, it is most likely to be seen in gardens, villages and roadside where citrus plants are planted in the vicinity. The males are simply coloured black with a series of white elongated spots forming a band over its hindwings. The females are polymorphic and can occur in 2 different forms: females form polytes mimics the poisonous Common Rose while form cyrus ressembles the male.
Habitat indicator
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PG
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Frequency observation chart: (S marks the usual occurences, H marks an unusually high occurence, F for first record)
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A male puddling on 06 June 2013 @ 12:09
Female form polytes resting among a bush, 27 April 2013 @ 11:08.
Above photos of a puddling male: 19 April 2014 @ 14:29
09 Jan 2015 @ 13;11 (males have blue lanule on space 1b of the HW uppersides while the female form cyrus have a red lanule - see picture below)
A newly eclosed female form cyrus drying its wings among a citrus bush: 05 March 2017 @ 8:30
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