Spot Swordtail

Graphium nomius

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae

Graphium nomius, the spot swordtail, is a butterfly found in South and Southeast Asia that belongs to the swallowtail family. The species was first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1793. One of the grandest sights is a host of spot swordtails mud-puddling or swarming around a flowering forest tree.

Distribution

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Sources and credits

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Spot Swordtail

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