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  Sighting 1351408

Thoas Swallowtail
Papilio thoas

Observation date: January 21, 2023
Submitted by: Charlie Doggett
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: On the grounds of a private religious retreat center in Eulalia, Atenas Canton, Alajuela Provincia, Costa Rica.
Status: Unknown
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: January 24, 2023
Coordinator notes: I first identified this as a Giant Swallowtail, but as was pointed out to me: "Papilio thoas (Heraclides thoas). Only thoas has the yellow spot in the forewing cell. [Median row spots are blunt, not pointed as in rumiko/cresphontes.] Papilio rumiko replaces cresphontes in" (The sentence was not finished in the misidentified notice.)
Checklist region(s): Costa Rica