Battus polydamas
Battus polydamas
Battus polydamas, sometimes also called Polydamas dovetail or gold edge sailors, is a butterfly of the family of Swallowtail Butterfly ( Papilionidae ) the subfamily of swallowtails ( Papilioninae ). This species is regionally in very many subspecies.
- 7.1 Notes and references
- 7.2 Literature
Features
Butterfly
The wingspan of the butterfly is 90 to 120 millimeters. On top of both the front wing and the rear wing, this type of yellow or golden shimmering bands that pass close to the wing margin. In English usage, it is therefore called Golden Rim ( gold rim ). The moths are instantly recognizable. The hind wings have a serrated outer edge and are in the ground color dark brown to almost black, often with a green shimmer. The dark undersides of the hind wings have a row of red spots which are arranged curved or sickle-shaped. Male and female specimens are very similar and difficult to distinguish yourself. Allen butterflies of this type lack the hind wings tail like appendages. The body is black with scattered orange-red spots or stains as well as a same-colored band along the side of the abdomen.
Egg
The eggs are yellow - brown to green-orange and stored in small groups of 10 to 14 items to the food plants of the caterpillars.
Caterpillar
The caterpillars vary in color very strong and are yellowish, brownish, reddish, but mostly blackish. The body is provided with black stripes and small fleshy orange bumps.
Doll
The doll has a brown color, sometimes mottled slightly greenish and also has a strongly curved shape, a very broad middle part, a pointed hump behind the head and two small horns on the head.
Distribution and occurrence
The species colonized the southern states of the USA and parts of Central and South America and the Caribbean.
Habitat
Battus polydamas preferred forested areas, but also occurs in city gardens and parks and adheres happy to add treetops.
Behavior and lifestyles
In its northern distribution area, the species forms from three generations per year, to the south it is all year round to meet. The moths are fast and powerful fliers. Visit for nectar receiving the flowers of Lantana ( Lantana ), hibiscus (Hibiscus ) and flame trees ( Delonix regia). The butterfly sitting on the ground and sometimes take fluid and minerals in humid Erdstellen on. Young caterpillars live sociable, but do not form a spun nests, elderly living alone. The caterpillar feeds primarily on the leaves of Osterluzeigewächsen ( Aristolochiaceae ), making them unfit for human consumption due to their toxic ingredients, as well as butterflies and doll for predators. Overwinter The dolls of the last generation in the north.
Subspecies
- Battus polydamas polydamas ( Linnaeus, 1758); ( Tropical Americas)
- † Battus polydamas antiquus ( Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)
- Battus polydamas atahualpa Racheli & Pischedda, 1987; Peru.
- Battus polydamas cebriones ( Dalman, 1823);
- Battus polydamas christopheranus ( Hall, 1936).
- Battus polydamas cubensis ( Dufrane, 1946); Cuba.
- Battus polydamas dominicus ( Rothschild & Jordan, 1906); Dominican Republic.
- Battus polydamas grenadensis ( Hall, 1930)
- Battus polydamas jamaicensis ( Rothschild & Jordan, 1906); Jamaica.
- Battus polydamas lucayus ( Rothschild & Jordan, 1906); Bahamas.
- Battus polydamas Lucianus ( Rothschild & Jordan, 1906), St. Lucia
- Battus polydamas neodamas (Lucas, 1852); Guadeloupe.
- Battus polydamas peruanus (Fuchs, 1954); Peru.
- Battus polydamas Polycrates ( Hopffer, 1865); Haiti, Dominican Republic.
- Battus polydamas psittacus ( Molina, 1782 ); Argentina.
- Battus polydamas renani Lamas, 1998; Peru.
- Battus polydamas streckerianus ( Honrath, 1884); Peru.
- Battus polydamas thyamus ( Rothschild & Jordan, 1906); Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Battus polydamas Vincent ( Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)
- Battus polydamas xenodamas ( Hübner, 1825) Martinique
- Battus polydamas weyrauchi Lamas, 1998; Peru
Endangering
The species is territorial as quite common, widespread and therefore not at risk.