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Pink Spotted Cattleheart Butterfly There are different patterns to the Common Mormon butterfly. I believe the said that this was one of them. If someone finds a different name please let me know. I was able to catch this photo while visiting Seattle in June. Common Mormon,Papilio polytes,Parides photinus,Pink-spotted Cattleheart Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Pink Spotted Cattleheart Butterfly

There are different patterns to the Common Mormon butterfly. I believe the said that this was one of them. If someone finds a different name please let me know. I was able to catch this photo while visiting Seattle in June.

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  1. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
    Lion
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    The Common Mormon butterfly has white spots and stripes on the body. The red-bodied swallowtails it mimics are more red-bodied. I think this is a good match for this fellow - pink-spotted cattleheart butterfly (Parides photinus).
    http://www.animalphotos.me/butterfly/swch-spot.htm     Posted 11 years ago
  2. View frotle803's profile
    frotle803
    Katipo Spider
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    Thank you! That's it! Posted 11 years ago

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The Pink-spotted Cattleheart

The Pink-spotted Cattleheart is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by WildFlower
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  • Canon EOS REBEL T5i
  • f/5.6
  • 1/83s
  • ISO3200
  • 52mm