Giant Swallowtail (Papilio thoas)
This photograph corresponds to a record of Giant Swallowtail (Papilio thoas) made in Ventanilla, Lima, Peru on 19/11/2020. The photograph was published by Liz Almendra Pacheco Ahuanari and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
Author's comments:
Un singular Papilio thoas (mariposa de los naranjos) en mi jardín posando sobre mi planta de Zea mays y Solanum lycopersicum.
Community Comments
Rubén A. Guzmán P. says:
Papilio (Heraclides) paeon La gran mayoría del sugénero Heraclides son similares, fondo marrón con manchas alineadas amarillo pálido; se confunden varias especies, P. thoas, P. cresphontes, P. rumiko, entre otras; la que está presente en Lima es Papilio (Heraclides) paeon Referencia https://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/t/Heraclides_p_paeon_a.htm
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum / Division: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Scientific name: | Papilio thoas |
| English Name: | Giant Swallowtail |
| Spanish Name: | Limonera Grande |
| Portuguese Name: | Borboleta Limoeira |
| Sex: | N/A |
| Life stage: | Adult |
| Registration date: | 19/11/2020 |
| Country: | Peru |
| Province / Department: | Lima |
| Location or protected area: | Ventanilla |
| Location accuracy: | Low |
| Belonging: | Native |
| Condition: | Wild |
| Certainty: | Heard, Photographed |
| Reproduction information: | No |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | |
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| Photography ID: | 423233 View Full Record |
| Publication date: | 12/10/2020 00:57:14 |
