Parides erithalion

Variable Cattleheart
Parides erithalion polyzelus
Parides erithalion 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

The Variable Cattleheart (Parides erithalion) is a North American 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

  • Parides erithalion erithalion (C. Colombia) [3]
  • Parides erithalion trichopus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) (Mexico)
  • Parides erithalion zeuxis (Lucas, 1852) (N. Venezuela)
  • Parides erithalion erlaces (Gray, 1853) (S. Peru, N. Bolivia, Paraguay, N. Argentina)[4]
  • Parides erithalion polyzelus (C. & R. Felder, 1865) (Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras) [5]
  • Parides erithalion lacydes (Hewitson, 1869) (E. Ecuador)
  • Parides erithalion sadyattes (Druce, 1874) (Costa Rica)
  • Parides erithalion cauca (Oberthür, 1879) (W. Colombia)
  • Parides erithalion xanthias (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) (Peru)
  • Parides erithalion chinchipensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1918) (N. Peru)
  • Parides erithalion kruegeri (Niepelt, 1927) (S. Colombia)
  • Parides erithalion guillerminae Pischedda & Racheli, 1986 (NE. Ecuador)
  • Parides erithalion yaminahua Pischedda & Racheli, 1987 (S. Peru)
  • Parides erithalion keithi Racheli, 1991 (SW. Venezuela)
  • Parides erithalion palmasensis Brown, 1994 (W. Ecuador)
  • Parides erithalion smalli Brown, 1994 (Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama)
  • Parides erithalion callegarii Racheli & Racheli, 1996 (Peru)
  • Parides erithalion inini Brévignon, 1998 (French Guiana)
  • Parides erithalion racheliorum Lamas, 1998 (Peru)
  • Parides erithalion blanca Racheli & Möhn, 2001 (Peru)
  • Parides erithalion browni Le Crom, Constantino & Salazar, 2002 (NE. Colombia)
  • Parides erithalion chocoensis Constantino, Le Crom & Salazar, 2002 (W. Colombia) [2]

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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jeffrey Glassberg (2007). A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books Inc. ISBN 978-1-4243-0915-3
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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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