Parides quadratus
Parides quadratus is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Brazil and Peru.
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Papilio quadratus var. spoliatus 1 male, 2 female in Rhopalocera exotica
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Description
Forewing long; hindwing in both sexes with a band consisting of yellowish-white spots on the disc close to the cell, and on the under surface in addition with a red spot at the hind angle. In the name-typical form quadratus the forewing has a yellowish-white spot before the second median. In spoliatus Staudinger neither sex has a spot on the forewing.
Taxonomy
Parides quadratus is a member of the chabrias species group [3]
The members are
- Parides chabrias
- Parides coelus
- Parides hahneli
- Parides mithras
- Parides pizarro
- Parides quadratus
Status
A rare species.
Subspecies
- Parides quadratus quadratus (Brazil: eastern Amazonas)
- Parides quadratus spoliatus (Staudinger, 1898) (Brazil: western Amazonas, northern Peru)
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References
- Praides, Site of Markku Savela
- Staudinger, 1890 Bemerkungen zu den Tafeln III und IV Dt. ent. Z. Iris 3 (2) : 337-338, pl. 3-4
- Edwin Möhn, 2007 Butterflies of the World, Part 26: Papilionidae XIII. Parides Verlag Goecke & Evers Verlag Goecke & Evers ISBN 9783937783277
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