Graphium policenes

Small striped swordtail
	Dorsal side
	Ventral side; both in Bobiri Forest, Ghana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Graphium
Species:	G. policenes
Binomial name
	Graphium policenes; (Cramer, [1775])
Subspecies
	See text
Synonyms
	Papilio policenes Cramer, 1775; Papilio pompilius Herbst, 1788; Papilio agapenor Fabricius, 1793; Papilio scipio Palisot de Beauvois, 1805; Papilio polixenus Godart, 1819; Papilio policenes laurentia Le Cerf, 1924; Papilio (Cosmodesmus) policenes policenes f. guineensis Dufrane, 1946; Graphium policenes f. coussementi Berger, 1960;

Graphium policenes, the common swordtail or small striped swordtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in tropical Africa.

The wingspan is 55–60 mm in males and 60–65 mm in females. The species has continuous broods during warmer months.

The larvae feed on Uvaria caffra, Artabotrys monteiroae, Uvaria bukobensis, Uvara chamae, Landolphia buchannani, Landolphia ugandensis, Polyalthia species, Annona reticulata, Annona senegalensis, Annona squamosa, and Monanthotaxis caffra.

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