Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Papilionidae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera | |
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Genus Pharmacophagus
Haase, 1891 | ||
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.
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