Battus lycidas

Battus lycidas
Cramer's Swallowtail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Battus
Species: B. lycidas
Binomial name
Battus lycidas
(Cramer, [1777])
Synonyms
  • Papilio lycidas Cramer, [1777]
  • Papilio erymanthus Cramer, [1777]

Battus lycidas is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae native to the Americas. It is commonly known as Cramer's Swallowtail, the Lycidas Swallowtail, and the Yellow-trailed Swallowtail.[1][2][3] Little is known about this species, but it is not considered threatened.[2] It is found from Mexico to northern Bolivia and southern Pará, Brazil.[1] It is rare in Costa Rica.[2] The larvae feed on Aristolochia huberiana.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Warren, A. D.; et al (2010). "Battus lycidas". Butterflies of America. http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/t/Battus_lycidas_a.htm. Retrieved 26 January 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c Collins, N. Mark; Collins, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtails of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. IUCN Protected Area Programme Series. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, U.K.: IUCN. p. 66. ISBN 9782880326036. 
  3. ^ Glassberg, Jeffrey (2007). A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books Inc. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-4243-0915-8. 
  4. ^ Savela, Markku. "Battus lycidas". funet.fi. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/papilionidae/papilioninae/battus/index.html#lycidas. Retrieved 26 January 2011. 

Further reading

  • Lamas, Gerardo (2004). Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part4A Hesperioidea–Papilionoidea. Gainsville, Florida: Scientific Publishers, Inc. p. 90. ISBN 0-945417-28-4. 
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