Parides erithalion

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Papilionidae Scientific name Parides erithalion		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Parides Rank Subspecies

Similar Parides childrenae, Parides eurimedes, Parides montezuma, Parides anchises, Parides sesostris

Parides erithalion, the variable cattleheart, is a North and South American butterfly in the family Papilionidae.

Description

Parides erithalion Parides erithalion smalli live adults

The upper side of the wings is black with a row of red postmedian spots. The underside of the wings is also black with a row of pink and whitish spots.

Parides erithalion Parides erithalion polyzelus live adults

In males of some subspecies the uppersides of the forewings have a large olivaceous-green patch from the inner margin forward, with a creamy-white spot, while hindwings have a band of three red spots. Fringe in both sexes is dotted with white.

Subspecies

Parides erithalion Parides erithalion Wikipedia

P. e. erithalion (C. Colombia)

P. e. trichopus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) (Mexico)

P. e. zeuxis (Lucas, 1852) (northern Venezuela)

P. e. erlaces (Gray, 1853) (southern Peru, northern Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina)

P. e. polyzelus (C. & R. Felder, 1865) (Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras)

P. e. lacydes (Hewitson, 1869) (eastern Ecuador)

P. e. sadyattes (Druce, 1874) (Costa Rica)

P. e. cauca (Oberthür, 1879) (western Colombia)

P. e. xanthias (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) (Peru)

P. e. chinchipensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1918) (northern Peru)

P. e. kruegeri (Niepelt, 1927) (southern Colombia)

P. e. guillerminae Pischedda & Racheli, 1986 (northeastern Ecuador)

P. e. yaminahua Pischedda & Racheli, 1987 (southern Peru)

P. e. keithi Racheli, 1991 (southwestern Venezuela)

P. e. palmasensis Brown, 1994 (western Ecuador)

P. e. smalli Brown, 1994 (Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama)

P. e. callegarii Racheli & Racheli, 1996 (Peru)

P. e. inini Brévignon, 1998 (French Guiana)

P. e. racheliorum Lamas, 1998 (Peru)

P. e. blanca Racheli & Möhn, 2001 (Peru)

P. e. browni Le Crom, Constantino & Salazar, 2002 (northeastern Colombia)

P. e. chocoensis Constantino, Le Crom & Salazar, 2002 (western Colombia)

Life cycle

The eggs are a brownish color. The caterpillar is brownish black with white and reddish-brown tubercles.

Host plants

The variable cattleheart feeds on Aristolochia cordiflora.

Parides erithalion ButterflyCornernet Parides erithalion

Parides erithalion Variable Cattleheart Parides erithalion erlaces

References

Parides erithalion Wikipedia

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Contents

Description

Subspecies

Life cycle

Host plants

References