Spot Swordtail Butterfly

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Spot Swordtail Butterfly

Entry/Object ID

2004.4.8

Description

Description: Spot Swordtail Graphium nomius is a beautiful butterfly found in India that belongs to the Swallowtail family. One of the grandest sights is a host of Spot Swordtails mud-puddling or swarming around a flowering forest tree. The Spot Swordtail gets its name from the beautiful line of distinct white spots along the margin of its wings.

Collection

Suomynona Butterfly Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2004.4

Source or Donor

Suomynona Butterfly Collection

Acquisition Method

Donation

Other Name

Graphium nomius

Location

Location

Shelf

CS-I-7

Room

Curation Storage

Building

Crater Rock Museum

Category

Storage

Moved By

Jillian Mather Kettley

Date

April 29, 2025

Location

Building

Storage

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Scott Longan

Date

October 29, 2009