Ruby-spotted swallowtail

Papilio anchisiades

"Papilio anchisiades", the ruby-spotted swallowtail or red-spotted swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found from southern Texas south to Argentina. Rare strays can be found up to Kansas, southeastern Arizona, and western Texas.
Ruby-spotted Swallowtail on leaf, Sani Lodge, Ecuador Many found on a single plant, it may be stripped of its leafs in a single night. https://www.jungledragon.com/image/130732/caterpillars_on_leaf_sani_lodge_ecuador.html Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Geotagged,Papilio anchisiades,Ruby-spotted Swallowtail,Sani Lodge,South America,Spring,World,Yasuni National Park

Appearance

The wingspan is 70–100 mm. It is black in colour, with its hind wings adorned with a submarginal line of large pink oval spots. There are several generations per year with adults on wing from May to October.
Ruby-spotted Swallowtail on leaf, Sani Lodge, Ecuador Many found on a single plant, it may be stripped of its leafs in a single night. https://www.jungledragon.com/image/130733/caterpillarslarvae_on_leaf_sani_lodge_ecuador.html Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Geotagged,Papilio anchisiades,Ruby-spotted Swallowtail,Sani Lodge,South America,Spring,World,Yasuni National Park

Naming

Listed alphabetically.
⤷ "Papilio anchisiades anchisiades" –
⤷ "Papilio anchisiades capys" –
⤷ "Papilio anchisiades idaeus" – ruby-spotted swallowtail
⤷ "Papilio anchisiades lamasi" –
⤷ "Papilio anchisiades philastrius" Fruhstorfer, 1915 –
Ruby-spotted Swallowtail (Heraclides anchisiades) Lago Sandoval, Madre de Dios, Peru. Aug 31, 2023 Geotagged,Papilio anchisiades,Peru,Ruby-spotted swallowtail,Winter

Food

The larvae feed on various species of the family Rutaceae, including "Citrus", "Casimiroa", and "Zanthoxylum" species. The adults feed on flower nectar.

References:

Some text fragments are auto parsed from Wikipedia.