Parides burchellanus
Parides burchellanus is a butterfly from Neotropic ecozone (South America). The first description was in 1872 by Westwood. The wingspan is about 8 – 9 cm. Parides burchellanus is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The basic colour of this butterfly is dark-brown or black. Red spots dominate the wings. The hind wings have no tails.
Photos for easy identification
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Here you can see some photos of Parides burchellanus jaguarae (male). Parides burchellanus is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE from Neotropic ecozone (South America).
Description
The fore wings are dark-brown or black.
The underside of Parides burchellanus is dark-brown or black.
The hind wings of Parides burchellanus are black. The edge is wavy. A chain of red spots dominates the wing.
The underside is very similar to the upside.
The body (abdomen) is black. The thorax is black. The head is black. The underside of all parts is black. The underside of the thorax has red spots.
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Distribution
Parides burchellanus is a butterfly from the Neotropic (South America) ecozone. You can observe this butterfly in Brazil.
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Larval food
Aristolochiaceae:
- Aristolochia chamissonia
- Aristolochia melastoma
General information
The first description of this butterfly was in 1872 by Westwood. There is only one subspecies.
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Here you can see the subspecies Parides burchellanus jaguarae (male). The wingspan is about beträgt 9 cm.
Protection provisions / Red List
- CITES: (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora):
-no entry- - EU regulation on trading with species of wild Fauna and Flora
-no entry- - IUCN Red List of threatened species:
- Lower Risk/near threatened-
Similar and closely-related species
Scientific name
Parides burchellanus Westwood 1872
Other names
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Classification / Taxonomy / Family tree
- Kingdom: ANIMALIA
- Phylum: ARTHROPODA
- Class: INSECTA
- Order: LEPIDOPTERA
- Suborder: DITRYSIA
- Superfamily: PAPILIONOIDEA
- Family: PAPILIONIDAE
- Subfamily: PAPILIONINAE
- Tribe: TROIDINI
- Subtribe: TROIDINA
- Genus: PARIDES
- Specific name: BURCHELLANUS
