Unknown butterfly in Chiapas, Mexico

Gestart door MJE, augustus 14, 2011, 15:49:56 PM

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MJE

Does anybody know what kind of swallowtail butterfly this is?
I found it in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico on 28 April 2011.
Mark
Hartelijke groet,
Mark Eising (www.markeisingbirding.com (voorheen: www.markeisingbirding.nl))

nick w

Giant Swallowtail Heraclides cresphontes??

Regards,
Nick W

MJE

Dear Nick,
I did some research and found out that it could also be heraclides thoas. What do you think? I added another photo.
Thanks, Mark
Hartelijke groet,
Mark Eising (www.markeisingbirding.com (voorheen: www.markeisingbirding.nl))

nick w

Mark, my book says these two are not easy to distinguish; Giant is supposed to have a notch on top of abdomen near the end which I don't see so I'm inclined to go along with H. thoas. But you might give it a 'not certain' mark because as I said, I'm no expert...

REgards,
Nick W

MJE

Hartelijke groet,
Mark Eising (www.markeisingbirding.com (voorheen: www.markeisingbirding.nl))

paulhoekstra

I think it is Papilio cresphontes.

A difference between papilio cresphontes and P. thoas is that in P. cresphontes you cannot draw one straight line through black area between yellow spots. See the drawing which I made on your picture.
groeten,
Paul

MJE

Hartelijke groet,
Mark Eising (www.markeisingbirding.com (voorheen: www.markeisingbirding.nl))

nick w

good to know that difference, thanks again Paul!

Groet,
Nick w