Graphium cyrnus
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| image = Green lady (Graphium cyrnus).jpg
| image_caption = Dorsal view
| image2 = Green lady (Graphium cyrnus) underside.jpg
| image2_caption = Ventral view
| genus = Graphium (butterfly)
| species = cyrnus
| authority = (Boisduval, 1836)[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/papilionidae/papilioninae/graphium/index.html Graphium], Site of Markku Savela
| synonyms = *Papilio cyrnus Boisduval, 1836
- Graphium (Arisbe) cyrnus
- Papilio cyrnus nuscyrus Suffert, 1904
- Graphium cyrnus f. similis Storace, 1953
- Graphium cyrnus f. adiecta Storace, 1953
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Graphium cyrnus is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae.
The top of the wings consist of black with many greenish-yellow dots, with the underside being roughly the same but instead of black, it is a reddish-brown.{{Cite web|url=https://en.butterflycorner.net/Graphium-cyrnus.1508.0.html|title=Butterfly Corner, Graphium Cyrnus|access-date=2018-08-23|archive-date=2018-08-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823174704/https://en.butterflycorner.net/Graphium-cyrnus.1508.0.html|url-status=dead}}
It is found on Madagascar.[http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/papilionidae_leptocercini.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Leptocercini] The habitat consists of subhumid forests.
File:Red-veined Swallowtail (Graphium cyrnus), Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar (11633075016).jpg|Mating pair
Taxonomy
It is a member of the leonidas-group of closely species (Graphium leonidas, Graphium levassori, Graphium cyrnus).
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Category:Butterflies described in 1836
Category:Butterflies of Africa
Category:Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval
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