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Papilio isidorus rhodostictus One of the shortlived big beauties that come into the garden. They all have one thing in common, they never sit still and after a few days they are gone. Costa Rica,Geotagged,Mylotes Cattleheart,Papilio isidorus,Papilio isidorus rhodostictus,Papilionidae,Summer,butterfly,insect Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Papilio isidorus rhodostictus

One of the shortlived big beauties that come into the garden. They all have one thing in common, they never sit still and after a few days they are gone.

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  1. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
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    It is not a Parides. This is either Papilio isidorus (Heraclides isidorus) or Papilio anchisiades (Heraclides anchisiades). It is confusing because Heraclides isidorus is listed as a synonym for both of them.
    http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/t/Heraclides_isidorus_a.htm
    http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/t/Heraclides_anchisiades_a.htm
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_isidorus
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_anchisiades
    http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/papilionidae/papilioninae/papilio/#anchisiades     Posted 9 years ago
  2. View Annette Flottwell's profile
    Annette Flottwell
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    thank you so much, I was mislead by this image
    http://www.butterflyfarm.co.cr/images/stories/cres/specieslist/papilionidae/parides-arcas.jpg
    So after you spotted the error I have searched the database again and read up about them, compared them to all the other photos that I have etc.
    By the stripes it is definitely this one, that corresponds also to our foodplants and location
    http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/imagehtmls/PapPie/Papilio_isidorus_rhodostictus_F_ovopositing_on_Aralia_sp._COSTA_RICA_Ojochal_Hills_Osa_Peninsula_120m._19-III-2011_DODERO_1_i.htm     Posted 9 years ago

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The Papilio isidorus

''Papilio isidorus'' is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Central and South America.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Annette Flottwell
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By Annette Flottwell

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Uploaded Dec 11, 2015. Captured Jul 17, 2015 12:20 in Unnamed Road, Costa Rica.
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  • NIKON D4
  • f/16.0
  • 1/320s
  • ISO2800
  • 200mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.