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heraclides thoas
Large Swallowtail. There were many taking nectar from these malinche plant flowers. There was also a citrus tree about ten feet away..the perfect mix for a heraclides!
Tropical dry forest in NW Costa Rica 6 weeks into the rainy season
done! thanks bayucca. I hope I am keeping you excited with all these new spottings!
Mayra thank you for your lovely comment.
My eyes see 4 spots and no spiky spots as it is usually seen in Cresphontes. But in some cases my eyes are not good enough ;-)... I still would tend to Thoas, but I am not 100% sure! If you take Thoas you should also change the common name to Thoas or King Swallowtail.
I looked a them both in my InBio Butterlies of Cr book and it looked more like cresphontes. However, you are the expert!
I am sure you are correct. It is likely the same as the caterpillar that I posted after this...
This might be a tricky one to separate, but in my eyes it looks more like a Heraclides thoas than Heraclides cresphontes.
Spotted on May 31, 2012
Submitted on Jun 14, 2012
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