Graphium antheus
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Graphium antheus, the large or larger striped swordtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails), found in tropical and sub-Saharan Africa. The wingspan is 65–70 mm in males and 70–75 mm in females.The transverse bars in the cell of the forewing all separated; the apical spot in the cell of the hindwing above completely separated from the median band of the cell by the black ground-colour; the middle cell of the hindwing beneath with a deep black and red spot. The larva is brown to brown-green with a
yellow belt on the third segment and lives on Artabotrys, an Annonaceae. Sierra Leone to Angola. — In ab.evombaroides Eim. the apical spot of the cell of the hindwing above is more or less united with the median band; otherwise not different from antheus. West Africa. — In ab. utuba Hamps. the fourth and fifth transverse bands in the cell of the forewing are united posteriorly, forming a U-shaped spot; otherwise agreeing with nyassae. Delagoa and British East Africa. — nyassae Btlr. has the middle cell of the hindwing beneath without the black and red spot; the transverse bars in the coll of the fore wing separated. Natal to British East Africa... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Large Striped Swordtail sighting in Gonarezhou National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 6th most-seen of the 31 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November and December
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Large Striped Swordtail in Gonarezhou National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to October, the lowest months. Those are among Gonarezhou National Park's wettest months, with about 90 mm of rain a month against almost none in July.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Large Striped Swordtail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Large Striped Swordtail sightings, Gonarezhou National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique, about 20%) and iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Large Striped Swordtail that you can see in Gonarezhou National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are African Caper (about 40%), Dancing Amber (about 40%) and Bushveld Purple Tip (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Large Striped Swordtail is recorded against all the insects logged in Gonarezhou National Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
