Ruby-spotted Swallowtail

Description:

Kingdom: Animalia Division: Rhopalocera Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Papilionidae Tribe: Papilionini Genus: Papilio Species: P. anchisiades

Habitat:

The Ruby-spotted Swallowtail or Red-spotted Swallowtail[3] (Papilio anchisiades) is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is found from southern Texas south to Argentina. A rare stray can be found up to Kansas, south-eastern Arizona, and western Texas. The wingspan is 70–100 mm. There are several generations per year with adults on wing from May to October. The larvae feed on various species of the Rutaceae family, including Citrus, Casimiroa, and Zanthoxylum species. The adults feed on flower nectar.