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Parides phosphorus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Papilionidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Parides

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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

    • References

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