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| Cuernavaca, Mexico; 5/78 ssp pharnaces | Veracruz Mexico ssp pharnaces Leg.: Escalante |
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| Merida, Yucutan; 5/80 ssp rogeri | Merida, Yucutan; 5/80 ssp rogeri Leg.: Escalante |
Endemic to Mexico, but widespread there
on both coasts and the Yucutan peninsula. May be common and frequently
found in developed areas and gardens . One subspecies, rogeri (Boisduval,
1836) shown below (from Yucutan area), may be more closely related to P
anchisiades, and has been considered a full species by some. If
rogeri
is a subspecies of pharnaces, then the name rogeri should take precedence
( ie Papilio rogeri pharnaces etc.)