Papilio anchisiades
Papilio anchisiades
Papilio anchisiades is a butterfly ( butterfly ) from the family of Swallowtail Butterfly ( Papilionidae ).
- 5.1 Notes and references
- 5.2 Literature
Description
Butterfly
The wingspan of the butterfly is 70 to 100 millimeters. All wings have a black -gray to deep black color. The apex is pointed and slightly curved outward. On the top of the front wing is in some copies a milky white spot. Specific type is a large bright red to ruby red spot on the top of the rear wing on Tornus which is near crossed by black veins. The species is therefore referred to in English as Ruby -spotted Swallowtail or Red -spotted Swallowtail. Because of the distinctive elements of the drawing style is unmistakable. The hind wings are notched, but it lacks the most typical of this genus tail. The wing undersides color coordinated to the tops, but are colored somewhat paler.
Egg
The ball-shaped eggs have a yellow-brown color and are stored in the leaves of a number of food plant.
Caterpillar
Younger caterpillars have a fleshy color, adults have a brown marbled and with some cream-colored spots. They try to protect themselves by mimicry from predators; remind them sometimes approximated to bird droppings.
Doll
The doll has a light brown color and is mottled greenish.
Distribution and habitat
The distribution area of Papilio anchisiades extends further south to Argentina from Texas. The northeast was detected as a rare migrant moths in Kansas the way. It settles preferred subtropical forests and citrus plantations.
Way of life
The moths form several generations per year, which are found from April to November. Visit for nectar intake like different flowers or take fluid and minerals in humid Erdstellen on. The caterpillars live socially and feed at night on the leaves of several Rutaceae ( Rutaceae ), in Mexico, for example of bergamot (Citrus × limon) or Casimiroa edulis. During the day they rest on tree trunks.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are known:
- Papilio anchisiades anchisiades Esper, 1788; Venezuela, Colombia and Guyana, Peru
- Papilio anchisiades lamasi (Brown, 1994); Ecuador
- Papilio anchisiades idaeus (Fabricius, 1793); Texas, Mexico to Panama
- Papilio anchisiades Capys ( Hübner, 1809); Bolivia, Paraná, Argentina, Paraguay
- Papilio anchisiades Philastrius Fruhstorfer, 1915; Trinidad