Parides quadratus
| Parides quadratus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Tribe: | Troidini |
| Genus: | Parides |
| Species: | P. quadratus |
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| Parides quadratus (Staudinger, 1890)[1] | |
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Parides quadratus is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Brazil and Peru.
Papilio quadratus var. spoliatus 1 male, 2 female
Description
Forewing long; hindwing in both sexes with a band consisting of yellowish white spots on the disc close to the cell, and on the under surface in addition with a red spot at the hind angle. In the name-typical form quadratus the forewing has a yellowish white spot before the second median.In spoliatus Staudinger neither sex has a spot on the forewing.
Status
A rare species.
Subspecies
- Parides quadratus quadratus (Brazil: eastern Amazonas)
- Parides quadratus spoliatus (Staudinger, 1898) (Brazil: western Amazonas, northern Peru)
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