Mocker Swallowtail

Female Mocker Swallowtail | Papilio dardanus | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden

Female Mocker Swallowtail with closed wings. Butterfly is white and brown.

Female Mocker Swallowtail | Papilio dardanus | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden

Male Mocker Swallowtail with closed wings. Butterfly is white and brown. Lower wing ends in a long point.

Male Mocker Swallowtail | Papilio dardanus | Photos © Florida Museum, by Ryan G. Fessenden

Male Mocker Swallowtail with open wings. Butterfly is pale yellow/cream with wide black edges. Lower wing ends in a long point.

Common Name: Mocker Swallowtail
Scientific Name: Papilio dardanus
Family: Papilionidae
Subfamily: Papilioninae
Tribe: Papilionini
Wingspan: 3.5 to 4.5 in
Place of origin: Central & Southern Africa

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