
- Photo 2,3,4 © by Norbert Ulmann (noulma@hotmail.com)
THE NEOTROPIC ECOZONE
(SOUTH AMERICA)
Family Papilionidae
The newest articles
Parides sesostris
Parides sesostris is a butterfly from Neotropic ecozone (South America). The first description was in 1779 by Cramer. The wingspan is about 10 – 11 cm. Parides sesostris is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The basic colour of this butterfly is black. Green areas dominate the wings. The hind wings have no tails.
READ MORE...
Parides tros
Parides tros is a butterfly from Neotropic ecozone (South America). The first description was in 1793 by Fabricius. The wingspan is about 9 – 11 cm. Parides tros is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The basic colour of this butterfly is black. Yellow and red areas dominate the wings. The hind wings have tails.
READ MORE...
Parides vertumnus
Parides vertumnus is a butterfly from Neotropic ecozone (South America). The first description was in 1779 by Cramer. The wingspan is about 9 – 10 cm. Parides vertumnus is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The basic colour of this butterfly is dark-brown or black. Red and green areas dominate the wings. The hind wings have no tails.
READ MORE...
The following genera are members of the family Papilionidae (Swallowtails, Swordtails) and they are represented on this homepage.




















































