Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1346479

Thoas Swallowtail
Papilio thoas

Observation date: March 10, 2016
Submitted by: Charlie Doggett
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: At Monteverde Butterfly Garden, Monteverde, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Status: Unknown
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: October 11, 2022
Coordinator notes: I had it identified as Broad-banded Swallowtail and it was marked "misidentified" with this note of explanation: "Papilio thoas, Dave Hoag sr71blbrd@aol.com [the current ICZN name is Heraclides thoas]"
Checklist region(s): Costa Rica