Eurytides dolicaon

Eurytides dolicaon
Eurytides dolicaon from Peru. Mounted specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Eurytides
Species: E. dolicaon
Binomial name
Eurytides dolicaon
(Cramer, 1776)
Synonyms
  • Papilio dolicaon Cramer, [1775]
  • Papilio deicoon C. & R. Felder, 1864
  • Papilio dolicaton draconarius f. frustulum Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • Papilio deileon C. & R. Felder, 1865
  • Papilio deileon C. & R. Felder, 1864
  • Papilio dolicaon draconarius Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • Papilio dolicaon draconarius Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • Papilio dolicaon anemos Fruhstorfer, 1910
  • Papilio dolicaon xanthophilus Röber, 1925
  • Papilio dolicaon hebrus Rothschild & Jordan, 1906

Eurytides dolicaon, Common name Dolicaon Kite Swallowtail, is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family.

Description

Eurytides dolicaonis a large butterfly with a wingspan of about 80 millimetres (3.1 in). The basic colour of the wings is creamy white with black veins. The hindwings have very long and thin tails, generally dark brown or black with yellow tip. The edges of uppersides of the wings are dark brown or black. The undersides of the hindwings have brown bands forming large creamy white areas. On the margins of the hindwings there are a series of blue lunules.

Larvae feed on Guatteria species, Ocotea species and Nectandra membranacea.

Distribution

Eurytides dolicaon can be found in Central and Southern America (Guyana, SE. Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, E. Colombia, E. Ecuador, and NW. Venezuela).

Habitat

This species is present in lowlands with wet rainforest at an elevation of about 0–400 metres (0–1,312 ft) above sea level.

Subspecies

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