giant African swallowtail (Papilio antimachus) Plate I. PAPILIO ANTIMACHUS.
Date 1782 (plates). 1837 (text).
Source Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Vol. III.
Author Plates: Dru Drury (1725–1803). Text: John Obadiah Westwood (1805–1893)
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The giant African swallowtail (Papilio antimachus) is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. 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.
