Biology:Eurytides callias

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Eurytides callias
Eurytides callias.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Eurytides
Species:
E. callias
Binomial name
Eurytides callias
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) [1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio callias Rothschild & Jordan, 1906
  • Hewitson, 1850 Papilio columbus

Eurytides callias is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in French Guiana, Brazil (Amazonas), southern Venezuela (Yavita, Rio Ocamo, Rio Cunucunuma), eastern Ecuador (Napo) and Peru.

It is a large butterfly with a wingspan around 85 mm , white in colour with a slightly pointed apex with two long thin tails at the posterior. The forewings have a brown apex and a brown border. The hind legs show blue lunules in the brown border and a red anal spot

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3060926 entry