Papilio antimachus

Taxobox
name = Giant African Swallowtail
status = DD
status_system = IUCN2.3

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image_caption = Papilio antimachus Male, upperside.
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Papilionidae
genus = "Papilio"
species = "Papilio antimachus"
binomial = "Papilio antimachus"
binomial_authority = Drury, 1782

Papilio antimachus is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It has a wingspan of between 180 and 230 millimeters (7 to 9 inches) and is the largest butterfly in Africa. Papilio antimachus live in the tropical rain forests of Central Africa. The distribution area (range) stretches from Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Zaïre. The male is larger than the female and can often be seen in groups at nectar.The females show themselves less, continually flying high above the tree tops. The butterfly has no natural enemies because it is very toxic, perhaps the most toxic of all butterflies.