Papilio menatius
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Papilio menatius is a butterfly
of the Papilionidae family. It is found from Mexico
south to South America
. Subspecies Papilio menatius victorinus is treated as a species by some authors.
The wingspan
is 95-110 mm.
The larvae of ssp. victorinus feed on Persea americana. Adults feed on flower nectar of various plants, including Lantana
and Impatiens
species.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Papilionidae family. It is found from Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
south to South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
. Subspecies Papilio menatius victorinus is treated as a species by some authors.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 95-110 mm.
The larvae of ssp. victorinus feed on Persea americana. Adults feed on flower nectar of various plants, including Lantana
Lantana
Lantana is a genus of about 150 species of perennial flowering plants in the verbena family, Verbenaceae. They are native to tropical regions of the Americas and Africa but exist as an introduced species in numerous areas, especially in the Australian-Pacific region. The genus includes both...
and Impatiens
Impatiens
Impatiens is a genus of about 850–1,000 species of flowering plants, widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere and tropics. Together with the puzzling Hydrocera triflora, this genus makes up the family Balsaminaceae...
species.
Subspecies
- Papilio menatius menatius (Surinam, French Guiana)
- Papilio menatius cleotas Gray, 1832 (Brazil (Santa Catarina, Rio de Janeiro) to Argentina)
- Papilio menatius coelebs Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 (Peru)
- Papilio menatius coroebus C. & R. Felder, 1861 (Colombia, Venezuela)
- Papilio menatius ctesiades Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 (Peru, Brazil (Amazonas, Sao Paolo))
- Papilio menatius eurotas C. & R. Felder, 1862 (Ecuador, Peru)
- Papilio menatius laetitia Butler, 1872 (Costa Rica, Panama)
- Papilio menatius lemoulti Rousseau-Decelle, 1933 (Venezuela)
- Papilio menatius lenaeus Doubleday, 1846 (Bolivia, Peru)
- Papilio menatius morelius Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 (western Mexico)
- Papilio menatius syndemis (Tyler, Brown & Wilson, 1994) (Colombia)
- Papilio menatius victorinus Doubleday, 1844 (eastern Mexico to Nicaragua) -Victorine Swallowtail
- Papilio menatius vulneratus Butler, 1872 (Costa Rica)