| Green-celled Cattleheart | |
|---|---|
| Male Parides childrenae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Parides |
| Species: | P. childrenae |
| Binomial name | |
| Parides childrenae Gray, 1832 |
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The Green-celled Cattleheart (Parides childrenae) is a species of butterfly in the Papilionidae family.[1] It is found in southern North America and northern South America.
The upper side of the wings is black. The male has a bright green patch and a small pale yellow subapical spot on the fore wing. There is a red patch on the hind wing. The female has a small white patch on the trailing edge of the fore wing and a few pale subapical spots. There is a band of red spots across the hind wing. The underside of the wings is also black. The male has small pale subapical spots on the fore wing and a few red spots on the hind wing. The female's underside is the same as the upper side[1]