Parides phalaecus

Updated on Dec 25, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Papilionidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Parides

Similar Parides proneus, Parides pizarro, Parides orellana, Parides echemon, Parides chabrias

Parides phaleucas is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.

Parides phalaecus has a spatulate tail. The body is very hairy and the white band, which traverses both wings, is intersected by black veins.

There are two subspecies.

P. p. phalaecus Ecuador

P. p. nieva Möhn, 1999 in Butterflies of the World 8: 1, pl. 1, f. 1-4, type locality: Rio Nieva, 2500-3000m, Amazonas, N.Peru.

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