Battus polystictus

Battus polystictus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Battus
Species: B. polystictus
Binomial name
Battus polystictus
(Butler, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Papilio polystictus Butler, 1874
  • Papilio polystictus janira Rothschild & Jordan, 1906

Battus polystictus is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family that is found in Brazil, Paraguay, Uraguay and Argentina.

The larvae feed on Aristolochia brasiliensis, Aristolochia fimbriata and Aristolochia triangularis.[1]

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