Parides phosphorus

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

Similar Parides echemon, Parides chabrias, Parides pizarro, Parides vertumnus, Parides phalaecus

Parides phosphorus is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Neotropical ecozone.

The larvae feed on Aristolochia.

Subspecies

P. p. phosphorus Guianas, eastern Venezuela, Brazil (Pará)

P. p. gratianus (Hewitson, 1861) Colombia

P. p. vavi Racheli, 1992

P. p. zopyron Lamas, 1998 northern Peru

P. p. laurae Bollino & Costa, 2004 southeastern Venezuela

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