Battus laodamas
Species of butterfly
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Battus laodamas, the green-patch swallowtail or yellow-spotted swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae.
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| Mounted specimen on display at Museo di Scienze Naturali Enrico Caffi, Bergamo | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Battus |
| Species: | B. laodamas |
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Description
Battus laodamas has a wingspan of about 90 millimetres (3.5 in). It is a black or dark brown butterfly with green reflections. The dorsal side of the hindwings shows a broad cream or pale green band and a series of cream or pale green spots. The underside of the wings is lighter brown, with a submarginal line of whitish spots on the forewings and a submarginal line of red markings on the hindwings. The forewings have a rounded apex and the outer edge of the hindwings is scalloped. The host plant of its caterpillars is Aristolochia tentaculata.
Distribution
This species is native to the Neotropical realm.[1][2] It is present in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela.
Subspecies
- Battus laodamas laodamas (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1859) Möhn, 1999, Butterflies of the World 5: 7, plate 10, figures 7-8, plate 19, figures 5-6.[3] Smart, 1976 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World page 158 fig. 14 .[4] Colombia - S.W. Venezuela
- Battus laodamas copanae (Reakirt, 1863) Möhn, 1999, Butterflies of the World 5: 7, plate 10, figures 3-4. S. Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras
- Battus laodamas iopas (Godman & Salvin, 1897) Möhn, 1999, Butterflies of the World 5: 7, plate 10, figures 1-2 N. Mexico
- Battus laodamas rhipidius (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) Möhn, 1999, Butterflies of the World 5: 7, plate 10, figures 5-6. Costa Rica, Panama
Gallery
Illustration of B. l. iopas from Biologia Centrali-Americana-Insecta, Vol III Plate 65. Publ. in 1881
Underside of B. l. iopas
