Parides chabrias

Parides chabrias
Parides chabrias ygdrasilla female
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Parides
Species:	P. chabrias
Binomial name
Parides chabrias (Hewitson, [1852]) [1]
Synonyms
Papilio chabriasHewitson, 1852 Papilio nymphasGrose-Smith, 1902 Papilio chabrias var. olivenciaLe Moult, 1926 Papilio chabrias ab. aloisiLe Moult, 1926 Papilio chabrias ab. subaloisiLe Moult, 1926 Papilio chabrias ab. continuaKrüger, 1933 Papilio triopasGodart, 1819 Papilio triopas ab. trimaculatusKrüger, 1934

Parides chabrias is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas), Ecuador and Peru. It is a woodland species. The female flies slowly near the ground, whilst the male has a swifter flight and generally remains at a considerable height. ^[2]

The larva feeds on Aristolochia burchelli and A. didyma.

Subspecies

• Parides chabrias chabrias (Brazil: Amazonas, Ecuador, Peru) ^[3] The forewing in both sexes has a row of submarginal spots, which however are often wanting in the female. The central area of the hindwing is situated somewhat further towards the margin than in ygdrasilla, consequently the cell-spot is smaller. A full description is provided by Rothschild, W. and Jordan, K. (1906) ^[4]
• Parides chabrias ygdrasillaHemming, 1935 (Brazil: Pará, Guianas) ^[5]

Taxonomy

Parides chabrias is a member of the chabrias species group. ^[6]

The members are

• Parides chabrias
• Parides coelus
• Parides hahneli
• Parides mithras
• Parides pizarro
• Parides quadratus

Etymology

Named in the Classical tradition for the Athenian general Chabrias.

References

1. Hewitson, 1852 Descriptions of five new species of butterflies, of the family Papilionidae Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (2) 2 (1) : 22-24, pl. 5-6
2. Jordan, K., in Seitz, A. ( 1907) . The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1-45. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
3. Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN   0-245-52097-X Page 26, figure 3
4. Rothschild, W. and Jordan, K. (1906). A revision of the American Papilios. Novitates Zoologicae 13: 411-752. (Facsimile edition ed. P.H. Arnaud, 1967) and online
5. Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN   0-245-52097-X Page 26, figure 25 as triopas
6. Edwin Möhn, 2007 Butterflies of the World, Part 26: Papilionidae XIII. Parides Verlag Goecke & Evers Verlag Goecke & Evers ISBN   9783937783277

• 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.