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Borboleta Caixão-de-defunto (Thoas Swallowtail)

Heraclides thoas brasiliensis

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Field Notes

Notes:

The portuguese name of this butterfly is related to its colours, wich are associated to those of a coffin.

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Species ID Suggestions

Thoas Swallowtail

Heraclides thoas
bayucca
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Giant Swallowtail

Papilio cresphontes

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Comments (3)
Sergio Monteiro
Thank you Cindy & bayucca. Having the name, I could find some informations about it.
bayucca
Brazil is too far in the South for Cresphontes and there should be some more spiky spots for Cresphontes. But I agree, sometimes they are almost impossible to separate.

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Borboletas do Parana - Butterflies from Parana, Brazil
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2012

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