Parides erithalion
| Variable cattleheart | |
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| P. e. polyzelus | |
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| P. e. erlaces male, from Peru | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Parides |
| Species: | P. erithalion |
| Binomial name | |
| Parides erithalion (Boisduval, 1836) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Parides erithalion, the variable cattleheart, is a North and South American butterfly in the family Papilionidae.[1]
Description
The upper side of the wings is black with a row of red postmedian spots. The underside of the wings is also black with a row of pink and whitish spots.[1]
In males of some subspecies the uppersides of the forewings have a large olivaceous-green patch from the inner margin forward, with a creamy-white spot, while hindwings have a band of three red spots. Fringe in both sexes is dotted with white.[2]
Subspecies
- P. e. erithalion (C. Colombia) [3]
- P. e. trichopus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) (Mexico)
- P. e. zeuxis (Lucas, 1852) (northern Venezuela)
- P. e. erlaces (Gray, 1853) (southern Peru, northern Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina)[4]
- P. e. polyzelus (C. & R. Felder, 1865) (Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras) [5]
- P. e. lacydes (Hewitson, 1869) (eastern Ecuador)
- P. e. sadyattes (Druce, 1874) (Costa Rica)
- P. e. cauca (Oberthür, 1879) (western Colombia)
- P. e. xanthias (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) (Peru)
- P. e. chinchipensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1918) (northern Peru)
- P. e. kruegeri (Niepelt, 1927) (southern Colombia)
- P. e. guillerminae Pischedda & Racheli, 1986 (northeastern Ecuador)
- P. e. yaminahua Pischedda & Racheli, 1987 (southern Peru)
- P. e. keithi Racheli, 1991 (southwestern Venezuela)
- P. e. palmasensis Brown, 1994 (western Ecuador)
- P. e. smalli Brown, 1994 (Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama)
- P. e. callegarii Racheli & Racheli, 1996 (Peru)
- P. e. inini Brévignon, 1998 (French Guiana)
- P. e. racheliorum Lamas, 1998 (Peru)
- P. e. blanca Racheli & Möhn, 2001 (Peru)
- P. e. browni Le Crom, Constantino & Salazar, 2002 (northeastern Colombia)
- P. e. chocoensis Constantino, Le Crom & Salazar, 2002 (western Colombia) [2]
Life cycle
The eggs are a brownish color. The caterpillar is brownish black with white and reddish-brown tubercles.
Host plants
The variable cattleheart feeds on Aristolochia cordiflora.
References
- 1 2 Jeffrey Glassberg (2007). A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books Inc. ISBN 978-1-4243-0915-3
- 1 2 Funet
- ↑ Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 26, figure 8
- ↑ Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 26, figure 9
- ↑ Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 26, figure 22
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