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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Swallowtails, Parnassians (Papilionidae) » Papilioninae » Fluted Swallowtails (Papilionini) » Papilio » Eastern Giant Swallowtail - Hodges#4170 (Papilio cresphontes)
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Giant Swallowtail - Papilio cresphontes - male
Copyright © 2009 fng

Giant Swallowtail - Papilio cresphontes - Male
Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida, USA
August 1, 2009
Size: 4 inches
I found this beauty in my lemon tree. Later that afternoon she (?) was on the ground. There are a few leaves on the tree with tiny black dots. One leaf has white dots. I'm wondering if these are eggs from her or the Rustic Sphinx I found a month later.

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Contributed by fng on 27 September, 2009 - 9:48am
Last updated 6 July, 2010 - 1:57am

shows pattern characteristics of the newly segregated
"species" - Papilio rumiko, particularly on the body and lower side. It seems that such specimens are common near the Gulf Coast eastward from Texas.
… David J. Ferguson, 11 February, 2015 - 9:14pm login or register to post comments

"she" is actually a he.
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… David J. Ferguson, 6 July, 2010 - 1:57am login or register to post comments

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… Abigail Parker, 10 October, 2009 - 11:19am login or register to post comments

eggs:
heres a giant swallowtail egg. watch the black and white dots they may be some fun and/or interesting critters too!
i think most sphinx eggs, in my experience are green and sorta oval till right before they hatch, then they change colors, you can see the babies inside. for a list of foodplants for rustic sphinx go here...http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/mrustrus.htm
it has a comprehensive list of them. sphinx eggs hatch in less than 2 weeks..
… Edna Woodward, 27 September, 2009 - 10:09am login or register to post comments

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