Papilio garamas

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The largest Central American swallowtail and undoubtedly the precursor species of Papilio homerus, the largest American Papilio restricted to the island of Jamaica. The female has two forms: a yellow and black form similar to the males (but larger and with blue spots on the hind wing), and a red form with no yellow, as illustrated. Likes to fly or soar high, and does not keep its wings in motion when feeding on flowers.
The largest Central American swallowtail and undoubtedly the precursor species of Papilio homerus, the largest American Papilio restricted to the island of Jamaica. The female has two forms: a yellow and black form similar to the males (but larger and with blue spots on the hind wing), and a red form with no yellow, as illustrated. Likes to fly or soar high, and does not keep its wings in motion when feeding on flowers.