Eurytides epidaus (Guatemalan Kite-Swallowtail)

Common Names

Common Names in English:

Guatemalan Kite-Swallowtail, Mexican Kite-Swallowtail

Description

Family Papilionidae

'The Papilionidae belong to the Superfamily Papilionoidea, the true butterflies. Swallowtails are worldwide in distribution and comprise approximately 560 species. They are richest in the tropics, and their brilliant colors make them favorites of butterfly enthusiasts. Many swallowtail species, especially in the tropics, mimic other butterflies that are distasteful, while others are distasteful and cause birds and other vertebrate predators to regurgitate. Swallowtail adults are medium to large and may or may not have tails, while parnassian adults are medium, tailless, and have translucent wings. All adult parnassians and swallowtails have three pairs of walking legs , and adults of all species visit flowers for nectar.

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Subfamily Papilioninae

Swallowtails are members of the Family Papilionidae. They comprise about 560 species, have a worldwide distribution, and are richest in the tropics. Many are brilliantly colored and are favorites of butterfly enthusiasts. Many species, especially those in the tropics, mimic other butterflies that are distasteful, while others are distasteful and cause birds and other vertebrate predators to regurgitate. Adults are medium to large, may or may not have tails, and have three pairs of walking legs . Adults of all species visit flowers for nectar. Males of most species patrol for mates, while males of one group (Black, Old World, Anise, and Indra Swallowtails) perch on hilltops or ridges instead of patrolling . Swallowtails lay globular eggs and overwinter as pupae. Some species spend more than one year in the pupal stage, likely to survive drought years when little caterpillar food is available. In arid areas, the Black, Anise, and Indra Swallowtails often display this strategy.

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata () - Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata () - Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda ()
        Epiclass: Hexapoda ()
        Class: Insecta () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia ()
        Infraclass: Pterygota ()
        Cohort: Myoglossata ()
        Order: Lepidoptera () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Butterflies and Moths
        Infraorder: Heteroneura ()
        Family: Papilionidae () - Latreille, 1809 - Swallowtails
        Subfamily: Papilioninae () - Swallowtails
        Genus: Eurytides ()
        Specific name: epidaus - (Doubleday, 1846)
        Scientific name: - Eurytides epidaus (Doubleday, 1846)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Eurytides

There are approximately 237 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

E. abboti · E. acestes · E. aconopheus · E. aconophos · E. acritus · E. aedippus · E. agathosilaus · E. agesilaus · E. agesilaus autosilaus · E. ajax · E. albicans · E. albida · E. albofasciatus · E. anargus · E. anatmus · E. anaxilaus · E. androna · E. androtypa · E. anemos · E. annonae · E. arcesilaus · E. archesilaus · E. arianus · E. ariaranthes · E. ariarathes · E. ariarathes gayi · E. ariavanthes · E. aristagoras · E. aristogiton · E. asius · E. astyagas · E. athous · E. belephantes · E. belesis · E. bellerophon · E. boliviana · E. branchus · E. brevifasciatus · E. broweri · E. burtoni · E. callias (Callias Kite Swallowtail) · E. calliste · E. celadon · E. celulata · E. charoba · E. chibcha · E. choridamas · E. claudius · E. cleombrotus · E. clusoculis · E. columbus · E. concoloratus · E. confluens · E. coresilaus · E. cubensis · E. curupira · E. cyamon · E. dariensis · E. deicoon · E. deileon · E. diaphorus · E. dieicaon · E. dijones · E. diores · E. diotimus · E. dioxippus · E. dolicaon (Dolicaon Kite Swallowtail) · E. dolicaon deileon · E. dolius · E. domitor · E. draconarius · E. drueti · E. duodecimus · E. eacus · E. earis · E. eburneomaculatus · E. embrikstrandi · E. enervulata · E. epidaus (Guatemalan Kite-Swallowtail) · E. epidaus epidaus · E. eridamas · E. eumelea · E. eupatorion · E. euryleon · E. euryleon clusoculis · E. evagoras · E. extendatus · E. felicis · E. fenochionis · E. floridensis · E. frustulum · E. fulva · E. gaesatius · E. gayi · E. glaucolaus · E. glaucolaus leucas · E. guaco · E. haenschi · E. haeterius · E. halese

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Notes

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Contributors

Opler, Paul A., Kelly Lotts, and Thomas Naberhaus, coordinators. 2009. Butterflies and Moths of North America. Bozeman, MT: Big Sky Institute. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/ (Version of April 17, 2009).

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 7685278
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-166477.0
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14779623
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1573448

Footnotes

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=14&sci=Papilionidae&com=Parnassians and Swallowtails [back]