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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Eurytides |
| Species: | E. callias
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| Eurytides callias | |
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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
edit- Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.