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Heraclides thoas.
Adult: 115 mm. Tail: 20 mm-spatulated.
Parks and gardens with citrus, which are used for the females to lay their eggs. Host plant: Family: Rutaceae/ Piperaceae
Heraclides thoas thoantiades and Heraclides thoas brasiliensis both of them occur in Argentina.
Spotted on Oct 12, 2012
Submitted on Oct 13, 2012
2 Comments
Thank you Bayucca for your help! I couldn't find notorious differences between both species, only the location. So, I will call this one Heraclides thoas.
Looking at the range it should be Thoantiades, however, I am not sure if it would be serious to call this one just Thoantiades only considering the location, without making a DNA. Looking at the map Brazil is quite "close" and there are no natural borders between. So to be on the safe side I would call this one Heraclides thoas.