Parides eurimedes

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Papilionidae Scientific name Parides eurimedes		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Troidini Rank Species

Similar Parides childrenae, Parides erithalion, Parides, Parides lysander, Parides sesostris

Policromatismo de la parides eurimedes colombia

Parides eurimedes is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is commonly known as the mylotes cattleheart, Arcas cattleheart, pink-checked cattleheart, and true cattleheart. It is native to the Americas.

Subspecies

In 2004, Gerardo Lamas combined Parides arcas and Parides timias into Parides eurimedes. He lists the following subspecies:

P. e. eurimedes (Stoll, 1782) (northern Colombia and northern Venezuela)

P. e. agathokles (Kollar, 1850) (Colombia)

P. e. antheas (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) (Colombia)

P. e. arriphus (Boisduval, 1836) (central Colombia)

P. e. emilius Constantino, 1999 (western Colombia)

P. e. mycale (Godman & Salvin, 1890) (Panama to northern Colombia)

P. e. mylotes (H.W. Bates, 1861) (southern Mexico to Costa Rica)

P. e. timias (Gray, [1853]) (western Ecuador)

Description

The wingspan measures 7 to 8.5 cm (2.8 to 3.3 in). P. e. mylotes is black with both sexes having a red patch on the dorsal hindwing. The dorsal forewing of the male has a triangular green patch. The female has a white patch on the dorsal forewing.

Distribution and habitat

P. eurimedes is found from Mexico to northern South America, where it is commonly found in tropical forests.

Ecozone

It is found in the Neotropical ecozone.

Life cycle

The purple-brown caterpillar is spotted with black. A white lateral stripe is found on each side of the body. The chrysalis is pale yellow green. Host plants include Aristolochia grandiflora, A. nummularfolia, A. odoratissima, A. pilosa, and A. tonduzii.

References

Parides eurimedes Wikipedia

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