Parides quadratus (Staudinger 1890)

Parides quadratus is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Brazil and Peru.

Papilio quadratus var. spoliatus 1 male, 2 female in Rhopalocera exotica

Description

Forewing long; hindwing in both sexes with a band consisting of yellowish-white spots on the disc close to the cell, and on the under surface in addition with a red spot at the hind angle. In the name-typical form quadratus the forewing has a yellowish-white spot before the second median. In spoliatus Staudinger neither sex has a spot on the forewing.

Taxonomy

Parides quadratus is a member of the chabrias species group^[3]

The members are

• Parides chabrias
• Parides coelus
• Parides hahneli
• Parides mithras
• Parides pizarro
• Parides quadratus

Status

A rare species.

Subspecies

• Parides quadratus quadratus (Brazil: eastern Amazonas)
• Parides quadratus spoliatus (Staudinger, 1898) (Brazil: western Amazonas, northern Peru)

References

Media related to Parides quadratus at Wikimedia Commons