Parides zacynthus is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Neotropical realm where it is endemic to Eastern Brazil.
The larvae feed on Aristolochia species (including Aristolochia macroura, Aristolochia odora and Aristolochia ruminifolia).
Subspecies Parides zacynthus zacynthus (Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Espirito Santo, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Paraná)Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World Page 26, figure 28 Parides zacynthus polymetus (Godart, 1819) (Brazil: Pernambuco to Bahia)
Description from Seitz
P. zacynthus. Band on the forewing in the male greenish blue. The spots on the under surface of the hindwing of the female paler than in P. neophilus. Brazil, from Rio de Janeiro northwards, in two geographical forms. Not rare in damp localities overgrown with bushes. The larva is grey-brown, with a yellow lateral stripe. — The form from the province of Rio de Janeiro, zacynthus F. (5b), occurs in the neighbourhood of the town of Rio, but is much rarer than P. nephalion. The forewing is not transparent at the apex; the female has a spot in the cell of the forewing. — The northern form, from Pernambuco, Bahia and Rio Tapajos, is polymetus Godt. (5 b). The forewing is transparent at the apex and the female has no spot in the cell, or only a very small one.Jordan, K., in Seitz, A. ( 1907) . The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1-45.
Description from Rothschild and Jordan(1906)
A full description is provided by Rothschild, W. and Jordan, K. (1906)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
Taxonomy
Parides zacynthus is a member of the aeneas species group.Edwin Möhn, 2007 Butterflies of the World, Part 26: Papilionidae XIII. Parides Verlag Goecke & Evers Verlag Goecke & Evers
The members are Parides aeneas Parides aglaope Parides burchellanus Parides echemon Parides eurimedes Parides lysander Parides neophilus Parides orellana Parides panthonus Parides tros Parides zacynthus
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