Western Giant Swallowtail

Papilio rumiko

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae

Papilio rumiko or western giant swallowtail is a species of swallowtail butterfly. 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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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