Papilio phorcas
In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
Papilio phorcas, the apple-green swallowtail or green-banded swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa. The larvae feed on Teclea nobilis, Teclea simplicifolia, Macrostylis villosa, Vepris, Calodendrum, Clausena, Citrus, Fagara and Toddalia species.
A tailed species. The ground colour is black, with green markings. Papilio phorcas is a member of the dardanus species group. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report an Apple-Green Swallowtail sighting in Kibale National Park on a given day, based on 45 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 41 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and September
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report an Apple-Green Swallowtail in Kibale National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, the lowest month.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Apple-Green Swallowtail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Apple-Green Swallowtail sightings, Kibale National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 30%) and Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Papilio
The closest relatives of the Apple-Green Swallowtail that you can see in Kibale National Park (genus Papilio, Common Swallowtails) are Mocker Swallowtail (about 30%), Central Emperor Swallowtail (about 20%) and Papilio mechowi (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Apple-Green Swallowtail is recorded against all the insects logged in Kibale National Park (45 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
