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Torquatus Swallowtail

Heraclides torquatus

Description:

large butterfly, 3", thin black tails

Habitat:

tropical rainforest, amazon

Notes:

Spotted on my way out of Canalendres. It kept landing high up on shrubs and this was the only shot I could get before it disappeared into the forest.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Torquatus Swallowtail
Heraclides torquatus


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5 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 10 years ago

Thanks again bayucca for the ID. Cool common name. Thank you Ali and Mona.

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Come back later with some links... I have not enough windows on my iPad...

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 10 years ago

Beautiful..

Ali Hemati Pour
Ali Hemati Pour 10 years ago

Very Nice...

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Putumayo, Colombia

Spotted on Jan 7, 2013
Submitted on Jun 2, 2013

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