Papilio erostratus
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{{Speciesbox
| name = Erostratus swallowtail
| image = Westwood1847TransEntSocLondPlate3.jpg
| image_caption = Plate accompanying Westwood's 1847 description
| taxon = Papilio erostratus
| authority = Westwood, 1847
| synonyms = Papilio rhetus Gray, [1853]
}}
Papilio erostratus, the Erostratus swallowtail, is a species of Neotropical swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Belize and Mexico.[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/papilionidae/papilioninae/papilio/index.html#erostratus Papilio erostratus], at Funet.fi{{Cite web|url=https://eol.org/pages/130826|title = Papilio erostratus Westwood 1847 - Encyclopedia of Life}}
Description
File:Macrolepidoptera15seit 0029.jpg's The Macrolepidoptera of the World showing both Papilio erostratus and Papilio rogeri pharnaces]]
It is very similar to Papilio pharnaces but in the male the spots on the upper surface of the hindwing are yellowish white. In the female the spots are red also above, larger than in the female of P. pharnaces the marginal spots of both wings also somewhat larger than in the foregoing species. Tail long and narrow. Sympatric with P. pharnaces in western Mexico.Jordan, K.; in Seitz, A. (1907). The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1-45.
Habitat
It is most common in hilly country at a height of about 1500 m (approximately 5,000 ft).
Subspecies
- Papilio erostratus erostratus – (Guatemala, Costa Rica, Belize)
- Papilio erostratus erostratinus Vázquez, 1947 – (Mexico)
- Papilio erostratus vazquezae Beutelspacher, 1986 – (Mexico
Taxonomy
Papilio erostratus is a member of the anchisiades species group
References
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- Lewis, H.L. (1974). Butterflies of the World {{ISBN|0-245-52097-X}} Page 24, figure 21.
External links
- [https://insecta.pro/taxonomy/16250 Insecta pro]
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Category:Butterflies described in 1847
Category:Butterflies of Central America
Category:Lepidoptera of Mexico
Category:Taxa named by John O. Westwood
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