Spot Swordtail
Graphium nomius
13.3754, 103.993
Field Notes
Description:
Spot Swordtail, Graphium nomius is a beautiful butterfly found in South and Southeast Asia that belongs to the Swallowtail family. One of the grandest sights is a host of Spot Swordtails mud-puddling or swarming around a flowering forest tree.
The Spot Swordtail gets its name from the beautiful line of distinct white spots along the margin of its wings.
Habitat:
mud-puddling by the Siem Reap river running through tropical jungle in Cambodia
Reference Links:
Graphium nomius
Species ID Suggestions
1
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 9, 2013
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