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Central American Black Swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes stabilis

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Field Notes

Habitat:

Costa Rica and Panamá

Reference Links:

INBio. Species of Costa Rica -Papilio polyxenes stabilis

Species ID Suggestions

Black swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes

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Comments (2)
jp.coelho
You're welcome NachoGamboa. And thank you for the subspecies information.
Ignacio Gamboa
Thanks jp.Coelho. I found this is a subspecies of Papilio polyxenes, this is a Papilio polyxenes stabilis

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PublishedDecember 26, 2011

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