TL: Senegal
Upper side: antennae thickest in the middle. Head scarlet. thorax and abdomen black. All the wings green brassy-coloured, the nerves black, those parts that surround the body being of a raven black. The tips of the anterior wings orange-coloured.
Under side: palpi scarlet and hairy, the extremities being small and black. Breast, legs, sides, and abdomen black. Anus scarlet. Wings of a yellower brassy hue than on the upper side. Superior wings tipped with orange, but next the body greenish black; the same colour occupying the external edges of the posterior wings.
Habitat
- Coastal forests
- Woodland
Similar species
66-80 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishAfrican Giant Skipper
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Anacardiaceae Anacardium Malpighiaceae Acridocarpus smeathmannii Melastomataceae Dissotis Rubiaceae Psychotria umbellata
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Papilio iphis Drury, 1773 Papilio phidias Cramer, 1779 Papilio jupiter Fabricius, 1787
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database 
Lepiforum e. V.
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 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
 | CITES |