Английская Википедия:Eurytides orabilis
Eurytides orabilis is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is native to the Americas.
Description
The wingspan of E. orabilis is Шаблон:Convert. Both sexes are similar. The fore wing is black with the basal, postbasal, and postmedian areas being a cream-white color. A black stripe crosses through the middle of the cream-white area from the costa. The apical area has two creamy spots. The hind wing is black with cream-white basal, postbasal, and postmedian areas. A small red spot is present on the anal margin. The tails are black with yellowish tips.[1]
Subspecies
- Eurytides orabilis orabilis (Butler, 1872)
- Eurytides orabilis isocharis (Rothschild & Jordan 1906)[2]
Distribution
The nominate subspecies, E. o. orabilis, is found from Panama to Guatemala, and is also found on Costa Rica. E. o. isocharis is found in Colombia and Ecuador.[3]
Behavior
Males often fly above the tree canopy, while females fly along forest edges and streams.[1] Adults use Hernandia didymantha and Cordia megalantha as nectar sources. Freshly emerged males will puddle on wet sand near the edges of streams.[1]
Life cycle
Females lay their white eggs singly on the leaves of Guatteria oliviformis and Guatteria tonduzii.[1][3] The first instars of the caterpillar are gray-brown, with a saddle on the abdominal segments. The head is black, and the anal plate on the abdomen is yellow-green. The fifth instar is green with black spots on the thoracic segments. The first two and last three abdominal segments are also spotted with black. The osmeterium is yellow.[1]
References
Шаблон:Commons category Шаблон:Wikispecies Шаблон:Reflist
- Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World Шаблон:ISBN Page 23, figure 24
- Английская Википедия
- Eurytides
- Butterflies of Central America
- Papilionidae of South America
- Lepidoptera of Colombia
- Lepidoptera of Ecuador
- Fauna of the Amazon
- Butterflies described in 1872
- Страницы, где используется шаблон "Навигационная таблица/Телепорт"
- Страницы с телепортом
- Википедия
- Статья из Википедии
- Статья из Английской Википедии