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Torquatus Swallowtail

Heraclides torquatus

Photo by Dan Doucette
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

large butterfly, 3", thin black tails

Habitat:

tropical rainforest, amazon

Notes:

Spotted on my way out of Canalendres. It kept landing high up on shrubs and this was the only shot I could get before it disappeared into the forest.

Species ID Suggestions

Torquatus Swallowtail

Heraclides torquatus

Comments (5)

Thanks again bayucca for the ID. Cool common name. Thank you Ali and Mona.
Male Heraclides torquatus: http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/t/Heraclides_torquatus_a.htm
Come back later with some links... I have not enough windows on my iPad...

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