Papilio rogeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Tribe: | Papilionini |
Genus: | Papilio |
Species: | P. rogeri |
Binomial name | |
Papilio rogeri Boisduval, 1836 |
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The Pink-spotted Swallowtail (Papilio rogeri) 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.
The wingspan is 84-95 mm. 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.