Parides proneus
| Parides proneus | |
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| Parides proneus and related species | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Parides |
| Species: | P. proneus |
| Binomial name | |
| Parides proneus (Hübner, [1831]) | |
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Parides proneus is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Brazil and Paraguay.
Description
Both wings with narrow white band, the red submarginal spots of the hindwing straight or slightly curved; anal spot not v-shaped.
Life cycle
The larva feeds on Aristolochia melastoma.
References
- Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6.
- Möhn, Edwin (2006). Schmetterlinge der Erde. Butterflies of the World Part XXVI (26), Papilionidae XIII. Parides. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach Keltern: Goecke & Evers; Canterbury: Hillside Books. ISBN 978-3-937783-27-7 (Supplement 13 in English - by Racheli)
External links
- Butterfly Corner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
- Images of the type specimen
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