Papilio hectorides

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Papilio hectorides
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. hectorides
Binomial name
Papilio hectorides
Esper, 1794
Synonyms
  • Papilio argentusMartyn, 1797
  • Papilio torquatinusEsper, 1799
  • Papilio pandrosusGodart, 1819
  • Papilio lysithousGodart, 1819
  • Menelaides chirodamasHübner, [1825]
  • Papilio mezentiusDoubleday, 1844
  • Papilio torquatinus ab. melaniaOberthür, 1879
  • Papilio hectorides f. catamelasRothschild & Jordan, 1906
  • Papilio hectorides agordusFruhstorfer, 1915
  • Papilio hectorides lysirteFruhstorfer, 1915

Papilio hectorides is a species of Neotropical swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil. [1]

Description in Seitz

P. hectorides Esp. (= torquatinus Esp., pandrosus Godt., chirodamas Hon.) (11a). In the male the band is still narrower than in lamarchei . Hindwing with red spots on the disc. In the female the band is absent or is white: on the forewing it is curved anteriorly towards the costa and on the hindwing does not extend to the abdominal margin; the submarginal spots of the hindwing are red and narrow. The female occurs in three principal forms: female-f. hectorides Esp. (= mecentius Doubl., argentus Gray) (11a) has a white band on both wings: in female f. catamelas R.& J. the band is developed on the hindwing, but on the forewing merely indicated; in female-f. melania Oberth. it is slightly indicated on both wings or entirely absent. These forms occur together. — Larva on Citrus and Piperaceae, resting gregariously on the upperside of leaves. The butterfly is common. It is a swift flier, which is found especially at the edges of woods and in the neighbourhood of thickets. Brazil and Paraguay. [2]

Status

It is common and not threatened. [3]

Biology

Larvae feed on Piperaceae. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Papilio at Funet
  2. ↑ Jordan, K. , in Seitz, A. ( 1907) . The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1-45 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. ↑ Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN   978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. ↑ Sérgio A. Vanin, Clécio S. Ramos, Elsie F. Guimarães & Massuo J. Kato, 2008 Insect feeding preferences on Piperaceae species observed in São Paulo city, Brazil Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 52(1): 72-77, março 2008 pdf


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