Pink-spotted Swallowtail

Papilio rogeri

The Pink-spotted Swallowtail is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is found in central and southern Mexico. One stray has been reported from the lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas.
Papilio rogeri (Mexico) Taken at the Tucson Botanical Gardens Butterfly Exhibit 2014 Papilio rogeri,Pink-spotted Swallowtail

Appearance

Forewing lighter in colour 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.
Pink-spotted Swallowtail (Papilio rogeri) Punta Laguna, Quintana Roo, Mexico. May 5, 2017. Geotagged,Mexico,Papilio rogeri,Pink-spotted Swallowtail,Spring

Naming

*''Papilio rogeri rogeri'' –
⤷ ''Papilio rogeri pharnaces'' Doubleday, 1846 – More or less distinctly tailed, hindwing with two separated rows of red spots, the proximal spots in the male often very small.

Behavior

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.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPapilionidae
GenusPapilio
SpeciesP. rogeri