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