Parides phosphorus

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Parides phosphorus
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subspecies gratianus in Hewitson, 1861 Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies figure 13
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P. phosphorus
Binomial name
Parides phosphorus
(H.W. Bates, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Papilio phosphorus Bates, 1861
  • Papilio gratianus Hewitson, 1861
  • Papilio phosphorus var. colombianus Krüger, 1925

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Parides phosphorus is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Neotropical ecozone.

The larvae feed on Aristolochia.

Subspecies

  • P. p. phosphorus Guianas, E.Venezuela, Brazil(Pará)
  • P. p. gratianus (Hewitson, 1861) Colombia
  • P. p. vavi Racheli, 1992
  • P. p. zopyron Lamas, 1998 N.Peru
  • P. p. laurae Bollino & Costa, 2004 SE.Venezuela

References

  • Collins, N.M., Morris, M.G., IUCN, 1985 Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: the IUCN Red Data Book 1985 IUCN pdf
  • Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 26, figure 20
  • Edwin Möhn, 2006 Schmetterlinge der Erde, Butterflies of the world Part XXVI (26), Papilionidae XIII. Parides. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach Keltern : Goecke & Evers ; Canterbury : Hillside Books. ISBN 978-3-937783-27-7 (Supplement 13 in English - by Racheli)