Parides childrenae
Green-celled cattleheart | |
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Male | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Parides |
Species: | P. childrenae |
Binomial name | |
Parides childrenae Gray, 1832 | |
Parides childrenae, the green-celled cattleheart, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae.[1] It is found in southern North America and northern South America.
Description
The upperside of the wings is black. The male has a bright green patch and a small pale yellow subapical spot on the forewing. There is a red patch on the hindwing. The female has a small white patch on the trailing edge of the forewing and a few pale subapical spots. There is a band of red spots across the hindwing. The underside of the wings is also black. The male has small pale subapical spots on the forewing and a few red spots on the hindwing. The female's underside is the same as the upper side.[1]
References
- Lewis, H.L. (1974). Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 26, figure 4
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