🦋 Papilio lormieri

Common Name: Central Emperor Swallowtail

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa

Appearance: Velvety black wings with lemon-yellow bands and vibrant orange/blue eyespots on the hindwings.

Size: Wingspan approximately 95–105 mm

Habitat: Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Angola, South Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya

Behavior: Graceful flight; adults gather at mud puddles for salts and moisture

Larval Food Plants: Clausena anisata, Fagaropsis spp., Rutaceae spp., Fagara macrophylla

Taxonomy: Family Papilionidae | Genus Papilio | Species group: menestheus