Pharmacophagus antenor
| Madagascar giant swallowtail | |
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| Specimen at the National Zoological Museum of China | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Pharmacophagus Haase, 1891 |
| Species: | P. antenor |
| Binomial name | |
| Pharmacophagus antenor (Drury, 1775) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pharmacophagus antenor, the Madagascar giant swallowtail, is a butterfly from the family Papilionidae. As the common name implies, it is large (12– to 14-cm wingspan) and endemic to Madagascar. It is the only species in the genus Pharmacophagus.
The larvae feed on Aristolochia acuminata and Quisqualis grandidieri.
Gallery
In flight in the Anjajavy Forest
Male
Female
Further reading
- Hancock, E.G., Broadsmith-Brown, G., Douglas, A.S. & Vane-Wright, R.I. 2008. William Hunter’s Museum and discovery of the Madagascan pipevine swallowtail butterfly, Pharmacophagus antenor (Drury, 1773). Antenna, Chiswell Green32(1): 10–17.
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