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Papilio anchisiades anchisiades (female)

 

Papilio anchisiades is a butterfly from the Neotropic (South America) ecozone. You can observe this butterfly from USA (Texas) until Venezuela and Argentina.  apilio anchisiades, the ruby-spotted swallowtail or red-spotted swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found from southern Texas south to Argentina. Rare strays can be found up to Kansas, southeastern Arizona, and western Texas.
The wingspan is 70–100 mm. There are several generations per year with adults on wing from May to October.
The larvae feed on various species of the family Rutaceae, including Citrus, Casimiroa, and Zanthoxylum species. The adults feed on flower nectar. dentification: Large and black with no tails. Female\'s upper forewing cell has diffuse white patch; hindwing has postmedian pink patch.

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