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johnpeten San Andres, Peten, Guatemala Oct 07, 2008

This one was in constant motion, difficult to obtain a perfect picture.

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Oct 07, 2008

Very close to this,(Parides eurimedes mycale) but the pink marks differ, could be another subspecies

http://ihc.neotropicalbutterflies.com/Site%20Revision/Pages/Swallowtail%20pages/Parides_eurimedes_mycale.html

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Oct 07, 2008

In the top pic with wings semi-folded, I thought there was two rows of pink marks on the backs. Now looking again I think the broader row could be from the inside of the other wing?

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Oct 07, 2008

Parides eurimedes mycale is in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia so must be in Guatemala surely!

http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/papilionidae/papilioninae/parides/index.html

P. e. mylotes is mentioned for Guatemala, the maps are not necessarily exact records, can't find a pic either.

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