Ruby-spotted Swallowtail (Heraclides anchisiades)

Ruby-spotted Swallowtail, a reference photo — Photo: Anne Toal from US · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Papilio anchisiades, the ruby-spotted swallowtail or red-spotted swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found from southern Texas south to Argentina. Rare strays can be found up to Kansas, southeastern Arizona, and western Texas.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Ruby-spotted Swallowtail being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Heraclides rogeri

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Heraclides
Species: Heraclides anchisiades

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