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;

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.

Near Toliara, Madagascar
Specimen at the National Zoological Museum of China
chrysalis, Isalo National Park, Madagascar
empty chrysalis, Isalo National Park, Madagascar
Feeding

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