Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Papilionidae Scientific name Parides pizarro | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Parides Rank Species | |
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Similar Parides chabrias, Parides phalaecus, Parides orellana, Parides phosphorus, Parides proneus | ||
Parides pizarro is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Brazil and Peru.
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Description
Abdomen in the male quite black, in the female with a red spot before the apex on the underside. Forewing without spots, also none in the fringes. Hindwing with whitish yellow area, which in the male consists of three or four spots, in the female of three to six.
Status
A rare species.
Subspecies
Etymology
Named for Francisco Pizarro.
References
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