giant African swallowtail (Papilio antimachus) Papilio antimachus Male, upperside. Central African Republic
Date 16 March 2007
Author Robert Nash, Curator of Entomology,Ulster Museum
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antimachus.jpg
The giant African swallowtail (Papilio antimachus) is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. With a wingspan between 18 and 23 centimetres, it is the largest butterfly in Africa and among the largest butterflies in the world. P. antimachus live in the tropical rainforests of west and central Africa.
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species: Papilio antimachus Drury, 1782
Synonyms:
Drurya antimachus var. gigantea Watkins, 1899
Drurya antimachus ab. plagiata Stichel, 1903
Papilio antimachus f. parvus Reuss, 1922
Papilio antimachus f. karschi Reuss, 1922
Papilio antimachus f. rothschildiana Reuss, 1922
Papilio antimachus f. staudingeri Reuss, 1922
Papilio antimachus f. centrispila Le Cerf, 1924
Papilio antimachus f. melanescens Le Cerf, 1924
Papilio antimachus congolanus Dufrane, 1929
Papilio antimachus congolanus ab. vreuricki Dufrane, 1929
Papilio antimachus congolanus ab. pupillata Dufrane, 1929
Papilio antimachus congolanus ab. obsoleta Dufrane, 1929
Papilio antimachus congolanus ab. lagai Dufrane, 1929
Papilio antimachus congolanus ab. virgularia Dufrane, 1929
Papilio antimachus coffea Talbot, 1936
Papilio antimachus congolanus ab. burgeoni Dufrane, 1946
