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Ruby-spotted Swallowtail
Papilio anchisiades
6.26999, -75.5624
Field Notes
Description:
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 Rutaceae family, including Citrus, Casimiroa, and Zanthoxylum species. The adults feed on flower nectar.
Habitat:
Is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is found from southern Texas south to Argentina. A rare stray can be found up to Kansas, south-eastern Arizona, and western Texas.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedApril 26, 2013
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