Narrow Green-banded Swallowtail (Papilio nireus)

Narrow Green-banded Swallowtail, a reference photo — Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Papilio nireus, the green-banded swallowtail, narrow-banded blue swallowtail, or African blue-banded swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Narrow Green-banded Swallowtail being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Papilio oribazus

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species: Papilio nireus

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