Eurytides callias

Short description: Species of butterfly

Eurytides callias

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Papilionidae
Genus:  | Eurytides
Species:  |

E. callias

Binomial name
Eurytides callias

(Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) [1]

Synonyms

* Papilio callias Rothschild & Jordan, 1906
* Hewitson, 1850 Papilio columbus

Eurytides callias  is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in French Guiana, Brazil (Amazonas), southern Venezuela (Yavita, Rio Ocamo, Rio Cunucunuma), eastern Ecuador (Napo) and Peru.

It is a large butterfly with a wingspan around 85 mm , white in colour with a slightly pointed apex with two long thin tails at the posterior. The forewings have a brown apex and a brown border. The hind legs show blue lunules in the brown border and a red anal spot

## References

1. ↑ Eurytides at funet

* Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/98674#page/7/mode/1up.

Wikidata ☰ Q3060926 entry

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