Parides childrenae
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| Species: | P. childrenae
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| Parides childrenae Gray, 1832
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Parides childrenae, the green-celled cattleheart, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae.[1] It is found in southern North America and northern South America.
Description
The upperside of the wings is black. The male has a bright green patch and a small pale yellow subapical spot on the forewing. There is a red patch on the hindwing. The female has a small white patch on the trailing edge of the forewing and a few pale subapical spots. There is a band of red spots across the hindwing. The underside of the wings is also black. The male has small pale subapical spots on the forewing and a few red spots on the hindwing. The female's underside is the same as the upper side.[1]
References
- ^ a b Jeffrey Glassberg (2007). A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books Inc. ISBN 978-1-4243-0915-3
- Lewis, H.L. (1974). Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 26, figure 4
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