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Parides quadratus

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Parides quadratus is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Brazil and Peru.

Papilio quadratus var. spoliatus 1 male, 2 female in Rhopalocera exotica

Description

Forewing long; hindwing in both sexes with a band consisting of yellowish-white spots on the disc close to the cell, and on the under surface in addition with a red spot at the hind angle. In the name-typical form quadratus the forewing has a yellowish-white spot before the second median. In spoliatus Staudinger neither sex has a spot on the forewing.

Taxonomy

Parides quadratus is a member of the chabrias species group[3]

The members are

Status

A rare species.

Subspecies

  • Parides quadratus quadratus (Brazil: eastern Amazonas)
  • Parides quadratus spoliatus (Staudinger, 1898) (Brazil: western Amazonas, northern Peru)

References

  1. ^ Praides, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Staudinger, 1890 Bemerkungen zu den Tafeln III und IV Dt. ent. Z. Iris 3 (2) : 337-338, pl. 3-4
  3. ^ Edwin Möhn, 2007 Butterflies of the World, Part 26: Papilionidae XIII. Parides Verlag Goecke & Evers Verlag Goecke & Evers ISBN 9783937783277

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Parides quadratus: Brief Summary

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Parides quadratus is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Brazil and Peru.

Papilio quadratus var. spoliatus 1 male, 2 female in Rhopalocera exotica
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