Papilio antimachus na vrhu hriba na Mont Richard Molard, Nimba Mountains, Gvineja

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Afriški veliki pavji metulj - Papilio antimachus, največji afriški metulj, išče partnerja s hill-toppingom na Mont Richard Molard (1752 m n. m.), najvišjem vrhu Nimba Mountains v Gvineji. Metulj živi v deževnem gozdu, vendar so samci aktivni hill-topperji, ki zasedajo najvišjo razpoložljivo točko v svojem habitatu, v tem primeru travnato vrhovo planine, kjer metulj dejansko ne more pristati, ker je pretežak, da bi sedel na mehki travi, zato leti okoli, dokler se mu ne konča letni čas. Za več informacij o hill-toppingu P. antimachus prosim prenesi naslednji članek, ki je brezplačno na voljo na spletu: Sáfián, Sz. (2013): Observation of hill-topping behaviour by the Giant African Swallowtail - Papilio antimachus Drury, 1782 and other recent records from Liberia (West Africa) (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterología 41(163):323-329. http://www.redalyc.org/pdf/455/45529269005.pdf