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Heraclides thoas autocles
Yes, indeed, the "same", but only almost ;-)
Look at the left part of the base of the right forewing. There you see 4 spots (ok, actually 3 1/2 spots), Thoas has here 4 spots, whereas Cresphontes has only 3. In addition and more important are the "flattened" spots above these 3or 4 spots. Cresphontes has "spiky" spots.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/846380/bgi...
Bayucca, how can you distinguish between H. cresphontes and H. thoas? When I was trying to ID the swallowtail in my picture I found them practically the same.
Spotted on Jun 16, 2014
Submitted on Jun 16, 2014
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