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Ruby-spotted Swallowtail

Heraclides anchisiades

Photo by lemco
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Field Notes

Description:

Large and black with no tails. Female's upper forewing cell has diffuse white patch; hindwing has postmedian pink patch.

Habitat:

Lowland tropical forests, citrus groves, gardens. From south Texas south to Argentina. A rare stray to Kansas, southeast Arizona, west texas, and Brazil.

Notes:

She was laying her eggs on my lime tree.

Species ID Suggestions

Ruby-spotted Swallowtail

Heraclides anchisiades
jason.dzurisin
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Comments (3)
lemco
Thanks for the ID! Can you suggest a good South American or Brazilian Field guide?
lemco
Thanks! The eggs don't move around as much as their momma just yet.

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PublishedMarch 8, 2011

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