Eurytides dolicaon

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Eurytides dolicaon
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Mounted specimen from Peru
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Eurytides
Species:
E. dolicaon
Binomial name
Eurytides dolicaon
(Cramer, 1776)
Synonyms
  • Papilio dolicaonCramer, [1775]
  • Papilio deicoonC. Felder & R. Felder, 1864
  • Papilio dolicaton draconarius f. frustulumFruhstorfer, 1907
  • Papilio deileonC. Felder & R. Felder, 1865
  • Papilio deileonC. Felder & R. Felder, 1864
  • Papilio dolicaon draconariusFruhstorfer, 1907
  • Papilio dolicaon draconariusFruhstorfer, 1907
  • Papilio dolicaon anemosFruhstorfer, 1910
  • Papilio dolicaon xanthophilusRöber, 1925
  • Papilio dolicaon hebrusRothschild & Jordan, 1906

Eurytides dolicaon, the dolicaon kite swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae.

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Description

Eurytides dolicaon is a large butterfly with a wingspan of about 80 millimetres (3.1 in). The basic colour of the wings is creamy white with black veins. The hindwings have very long and thin tails, generally dark brown or black with yellow tips. The edges of the uppersides of the wings are dark brown or black. The undersides of the hindwings have brown bands forming large creamy white areas. On the margins of the hindwings there are a series of blue lunules.

Larvae feed on Guatteria species, Ocotea species and Nectandra membranacea .

Distribution

Eurytides dolicaon can be found in Central and South America (Guyana, south-eastern Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, eastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, and north-western Venezuela).

Habitat

This species is present in lowlands with wet rainforest at an elevation of about 0–400 metres (0–1,312 ft) above sea level.

Subspecies

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