Papilio rogeri

Papilio rogeri
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
Synonyms
  • Heraclides rogeri
  • Papilio pharnaces Doubleday, 1846
  • Papilio phanostratus Godman & Salvin, [1890]
  • Papilio polycharmus Godman & Salvin, [1890]
  • Priamides pharnaces
  • Heraclides pharnaces

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.

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