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Western Giant Swallowtail

Papilio rumiko

Description:

Mating Pair. A large black and yellow swallowtail butterfly with a wingspan of forewings is 50–58 mm.

Habitat:

Spotted in a tree at the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas.

Notes:

It is found from the south-western United States, through Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica to Panama. The northernmost record is north-eastern Colorado. (Wikipedia)

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Western giant swallowtail
Papilio rumiko Papilio rumiko - Wikipedia


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1 Comment

Brian38
Brian38 3 years ago

Thank you Ornithoptera80.

Brian38
Spotted by
Brian38

Mission, Texas, United States

Spotted on Nov 11, 2020
Submitted on Dec 10, 2020

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