Parides agavus

Parides agavus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Parides
Species: P. agavus
Binomial name
Parides agavus
(Drury, 1782)
Synonyms
  • Papilio agavus Drury, 1782
  • Papilio agavus ab. aurimaculatus Clerat, 1922
  • Papilio agavus ab. furvescens d'Almeida, 1928

Parides agavus is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Brazil, Paraguay, and north Argentina.

The red anal spot of the hindwing very large and z-shaped. The abbreviated white band of the hindwing is somewhat variable.

It is not uncommon, even in gardens. Adults frequent flowers. It is not thought to be threatened. Parides agavus is ranched in Brazil.

The larvae feed on Aristolochia triangularis and Aristolochia fimbriata.

Etymology

It is named in the classical tradition. In Greek mythology Agave was a Nereid.

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