Pharmacophagus

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.

Madagascar giant swallowtail
Near Toliara, Madagascar
Conservation status
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
Papilio antenor Drury, [1773] Papilio antenor var. gehleni Le Moult, 1912 Papilio antenor var. albomaculata Le Moult, 1912 Papilio antenor f. niger Diehl, 1962

The larvae feed on Aristolochia acuminata and Quisqualis grandidieri.

• Near Toliara, Madagascar

• Specimen at the National Zoological Museum of China

• chrysalis, Isalo National Park, Madagascar

• empty chrysalis, Isalo National Park, Madagascar

• Feeding

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.

External links

• Larval stages