Papilio bachus

Papilio bachus is a common butterfly from Neotropic ecozone (South America). The first description was in 1865 by C. & R. Felder. With a wingspan of 11.0 – 13.0 cm Papilio bachus is a big member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The butterfly is black with big orange areas on wing. Hind wings have no tails.
Photos for easy identification
These are nice photos of Papilio bachus. Papilio bachus is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE from Neotropic ecozone (South America).
Description
The forewings are black. In the middle of wing there is a big orange area, which contains some black spots and veins.
The underside is a copy of upside, but the ground is dark brown.
The hind wings are black and have no tails. The margin is ridged. At the margin there is a chain of little yellowish spots. Adjacent of this there is a small orange band.
The underside is dark brown. At the margin there are a chain of little yellowish spots and one chain of teeny whitish spots. Adjacent of this there is an orange band.
The body is black, but the underside is orange.
Sex differences: None
Macro photographs
Here you can see some macro photographs of Papilio bachus.
Distribution
Larval food
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General information
The first description of this butterfly was in 1865 by C. & R. Felder. There are only two subspecies.
- Papilio bachus belsazar [Niepelt, 1908]
- Papilio bachus chrysomelus [Rothschild & Jordan, 1906]
Papilio bachus is very similar to the Papilio zagreus. The main differentiator is the orange area on hind wings of Papilio zagreus.
Protection provisions / Red List
- CITES: (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora):
-no entry- (as at 23.06.2005) - EU regulation on trading with species of wild Fauna and Flora
-no entry- (as at 19.08.2005) - IUCN Red List of threatened species:
-no entry- (as at 2004) (see: www.redlist.org/)
Similar and closely-related species
Scientific name
Papilio bachus C. & R. Felder 1865
Synonym
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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: PAPILIONINI
- Genus: PAPILIO
- Specific name: BACHUS