Attributes of Heraclides torquatus

Torquatus Swallowtail
Heraclides torquatus Cramer, 1777

Family: Papilionidae
Subfamily: Papilioninae
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.

Observation Date Submitter Region Verified Datesort icon
September 09, 2011 Roselvy Juárez Ahuachapán, El Salvador May 29, 2012 Details
October 17, 2006 legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) Tamaulipas, Mexico December 12, 2007 Details
October 15, 2006 legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) Tamaulipas, Mexico December 12, 2007 Details