Parides orellana
Parides orellana is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Neotropical realm. (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil (Amazonas)). The larvae possibly feed on Aristolochia barbata. Description from SeitzP. orellana Hew. (2 c). The most beautiful species of the aeneas-group. Forewing in both sexes black, bluish in a side-view, with white spots on the fringes. Hindwing in the male with a very large red area, not opalescent; in the female with a broad red band. — Upper Amazon, from Ega to Iquitos.[2]
Description from Rothschild and Jordan(1906)A full description is provided by Rothschild, W. and Jordan, K. (1906)[3] TaxonomyParides orellana is a member of the aeneas species group[4] ReferencesWikimedia Commons has media related to Parides orellana.
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