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Parides chabrias is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas), Ecuador and Peru. It is a woodland species. The female flies slowly near the ground, whilst the male has a swifter flight and generally remains at a considerable height.[2]

The larva feeds on Aristolochia burchelli and A. didyma.

Subspecies

  • Parides chabrias chabrias (Brazil: Amazonas, Ecuador, Peru)[3] The forewing in both sexes has a row of submarginal spots, which however are often wanting in the female. The central area of the hindwing is situated somewhat further towards the margin than in ygdrasilla, consequently the cell-spot is smaller. A full description is provided by Rothschild, W. and Jordan, K. (1906)[4]
  • Parides chabrias ygdrasilla Hemming, 1935 (Brazil: Pará, Guianas)[5]

Taxonomy

Parides chabrias is a member of the chabrias species group.[6]

The members are

Etymology

Named in the Classical tradition for the Athenian general Chabrias.

References

  1. ^ Hewitson, 1852 Descriptions of five new species of butterflies, of the family Papilionidae Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (2) 2 (1) : 22-24, pl. 5-6
  2. ^ Jordan, K. , in Seitz, A. ( 1907) . The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1-45. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 26, figure 3
  4. ^ Rothschild, W. and Jordan, K. (1906). A revision of the American Papilios. Novitates Zoologicae 13: 411-752. (Facsimile edition ed. P.H. Arnaud, 1967) and online
  5. ^ Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 26, figure 25 as triopas
  6. ^ Edwin Möhn, 2007 Butterflies of the World, Part 26: Papilionidae XIII. Parides Verlag Goecke & Evers Verlag Goecke & Evers ISBN 9783937783277


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