Eurytides bellerophon

Eurytides bellerophon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Eurytides
Species:
E. bellerophon
Binomial name
Eurytides bellerophon
(Dalman, 1823)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio bellerophon Dahlman, 1823
  • Papilio coresilaus Godart, [1824]
  • Protesilaus swainsonius Swainson, 1833
  • Papilio bellerophon ab. confluens Hoffmann, 1934

Eurytides bellerophon is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in south-eastern Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo and from Santa Catarina to Mato Grosso), Bolivia (Pando and Mapiri) and northern Argentina (Misiones).

Eurytides bellerophon is a large butterfly with a yellow body striped with brown, white wings with a slightly pointed apex and two long, thin tails at the rear. The forewings have a brown margin, two brown lines starting from the costal edge and drawing a “Y” going to the internal angle and a third very short one. The hind legs show blue markings and a red anal spot in the brown border.

The larvae feed on Guatteria nigrescens.

References

  1. ^ Eurytides at funet


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