Family Papilionidae | Genus Battus Rank Species | |
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Similar Battus ingenuus, Battus lycidas, Battus eracon, Battus devilliersii, Battus crassus | ||
Battus laodamas, the green-patch swallowtail or yellow-spotted swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae.
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Description
Battus laodamas has a wingspan of about 90 millimetres (3.5 in). It is a black or dark brown butterfly with green reflections. The dorsal side of the hindwings shows a broad cream or pale green band and a series of cream or pale green spots. The underside of the wings is lighter brown, with a submarginal line of whitish spots on the forewings and a submarginal line of red markings on the hindwings. The forewings have a rounded apex and the outer edge of the hindwings is scalloped. The host plant of its caterpillars is Aristolochia tentaculata.
Distribution
This species is native to the Neotropical ecozone. It is present in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela.