Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1346523

Thoas Swallowtail
Papilio thoas

Observation date: June 20, 2015
Submitted by: Charlie Doggett
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: In my garden, Residencial Roca Verde, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Status: Unknown
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: October 12, 2022
Coordinator notes: I was mistaken in my first ID of Giant Swallowtail. Note in my misidentified notice: "Papilio thoas (Heraclides thoas). Only thoas has a yellow spot in the forewing cell (tiny in photo). [Median row spots are blunt, not pointed as in rumiko/cresphontes.] Papilio rumiko replaces cresphontes in Central America."
Checklist region(s): Costa Rica