Protographium philolaus
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Protographium philolaus earlier by some authors in the genres Eurytides , Iphiclides , Graphium or Papilio listed, is a butterfly ( butterfly ) from the family of the swallowtail butterfly (Papilionidae).
description
butterfly
The wingspan of the moth is 90 to 95 millimeters. All wings have a whitish, yellowish or light bluish to greenish basic color. There are wide black horizontal stripes on the top of the wings. Female moths are sometimes almost monochrome black. The hind wings show red eye-spots near the tornus and long black, white-edged tails. The underside of the hind wings shows all the features of the upper side in the same places in a somewhat paler design, but also has a narrow red horizontal stripe.
Caterpillar
Adult caterpillars show a dichotomy in color. The upper area is black with a white spot in the middle, the lower area is green.
Similar species
Protographium philolaus is darker in overall appearance than other species of the genus Protographium , which also lack bluish or greenish drawing elements.
distribution and habitat
Protographium philolaus occurs from southern Texas to Honduras . The species prefers to live in tropical forest landscapes.
Way of life
The moths form two generations per year, which can be found from March to November. They visit various flowers to take in nectar or like to take in liquids and minerals in damp places on the earth, where they sometimes appear in large numbers. The caterpillars feed on the leaves of various Annonaceae . The second generation pupae overwinter.
Subspecies
- Protographium philolaus philolaus (Boisduval, 1836) in Mexico , Honduras, Costa Rica, and South Texas
- Protographium philolaus xanticles (Bates, 1863) in Panama as well as in the north of Colombia and Venezuela
swell
Individual evidence
- ^ Butterflies and Moths of North America http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Eurytides-philolaus
- ↑ Distribution http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/papilionidae/papilioninae/protographium/index.html#philolaus
- ↑ James A. Scott: The Butterflies of North America: A Natural History and Field Guide. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1986, ISBN 0-8047-2013-4 , p. 163.
literature
- James A. Scott: The Butterflies of North America. Stanford University Press, Stanford CA 1992, ISBN 0-8047-2013-4 , p. 163.
Web links
- butterfliesofamerica - Butterflies of America