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Palamedes swallowtail butterfly

Papilio palamedes leontis

Description:

Palamedes swallowtail butterfly spotted in the Entrada(near entrance) Chipinque National Park, Monterrey, Mexico. It is one of the swallow tails native to Mexico. Initially it looked like Ornithion swallowtail. But Ornition swallowtail does not have the ring/band shapes at the bottom of the wings and it has.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Palamedes Swallowtail
Papilio palamedes leontis  Papilio palamedes leontis (pinned specimens)


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1 Comment

Thanks for the correction Ornitho

San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico

Spotted on Jul 1, 2017
Submitted on Jun 24, 2021

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