Parides erithalion

Variable cattleheart
P. e. polyzelus
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
  • Papilio erithalion Boisduval, 1836

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

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. 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
  2. 1 2 Funet
  3. Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 26, figure 8
  4. Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 26, figure 9
  5. Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 26, figure 22
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