The Broad-banded Swallowtail or Astyalus Swallowtail (Papilio astyalus) is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is found from Mexico south to Argentina.
The wingspan is 117–120 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October. There are probably two generations per year.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Citrus trees. Adults feed on the nectar of various flowers, including Lantana species.
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Sinkha63 42 months ago | reply
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Kuzeytac 42 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called "Quality Only" Butterfly Club P1-C2, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Beautiful Butterfly!
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Tambako the Jaguar 42 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Vos plus belles photos[Nature only] - ( Invite pictures only), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
swaily ◘ Claudio Parente 42 months ago | reply
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jimmyedmonds 42 months ago | reply
Beautiful Butterfly!
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sashalmeida 41 months ago | reply
I saw this in the 50+ Faves
Nejdet Duzen 41 months ago | reply
I saw this in the 50+ Faves group and Faved it.
sashalmeida 40 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Breathtaking shots (post 1 - comment 3), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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Look Around13 40 months ago | reply
muy bueno el macro
Jose Rebert [deleted] 37 months ago | reply
Exelente, felicitaciones de LU8EE
MotherOfTwo@jsp 36 months ago | reply
Beautiful use of light!!!!
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Tony Carlos Br 34 months ago | reply
And we'd love to have this added to the group!
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sustainabledesign 34 months ago | reply
Seen in the Butterfly Gallery
great light and angle
jack_246 16 months ago | reply
Great Shot !
Fleuret 10 months ago | reply
Hello, used your pic here:
Thank you for making it available in CC ^ ^