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Heraclides anchisiades
Large and black with no tails. Female\'s upper forewing cell has diffuse white patch; hindwing has postmedian pink patch.
Lowland tropical forests, citrus groves, gardens. From south Texas south to Argentina. A rare stray to Kansas, southeast Arizona, west texas, and Brazil.
She was laying her eggs on my lime tree.
Thanks for the ID! Can you suggest a good South American or Brazilian Field guide?
Spotted on Mar 8, 2011
Submitted on Mar 8, 2011
