Eurytides bellerophon is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in south-eastern Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo and from Santa Catarina to Mato Grosso), Bolivia (Pando and Mapiri) and northern Argentina (Misiones).
Eurytides bellerophon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Eurytides |
Species: | E. bellerophon
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Binomial name | |
Eurytides bellerophon | |
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Eurytides bellerophon is a large butterfly with a yellow body striped with brown, white wings with a slightly pointed apex and two long, thin tails at the rear. The forewings have a brown margin, two brown lines starting from the costal edge and drawing a “Y” going to the internal angle and a third very short one. The hind legs show blue markings and a red anal spot in the brown border.
The larvae feed on Guatteria nigrescens.
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