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Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Papilionidae
Papilio
Papilio rogeri

pink-spotted swallowtail

Papilio rogeri
Papilio rogeri
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Summary

Papilio rogeri, the pink-spotted swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in central and southern Mexico. One stray has been reported from the lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas, United States.

pink-spotted swallowtail

Papilio rogeri

Tags

harmless

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio

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Description

Forewing lighter in color from the apex of the cell outwards, the dark basal area rounded distally; hindwing with suggestion of a small tail; some red spots on the disc, in two separate rows, in the male the proximal spots very small, usually only indicated; in the female all the spots larger than in the male. The wingspan is 84–95 mm.

Biology

Adults are on wing from February to October in Mexico and in April in southern Texas. The larvae feed on Rutaceae species. Adults feed on flower nectar.