Parides panthonus, the panthonus cattleheart, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Guianas and Suriname.[2]
[Red instead of white marginal spots. The hind tibiae of the males are always dilated and with fine hairs. The species The red spots on the hindwing have no opalescent gloss] P. panthonus. Forewing in both sexes black, with reddish marginal spots; hindwing with a regularly curved row of separated red spots. Scent-wool white. Guiana and [following text refers to Parides burchellanus (Westwood, 1872) Brazil, in two subspecies. —numa Boisd. (= jaguarae Foett), from Brazil (São Paulo and Minas Geraes), has small, widely separated spots. — In panthonus Cr. (3 b, 5 a), from the three Guianas, the spots on the hindwing are somewhat larger. This form most probably occurs also on the north side of the Lower Amazon] .[3]
A full description is provided by Rothschild, W. and Jordan, K. (1906)[4] Note Papilio numa Boisduval, 1836 is Parides burchellanus jaguarae (Foetterle, 1902)
Parides panthonus is a member of the aeneas species group[5]
The members are
Parides panthonus, the panthonus cattleheart, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Guianas and Suriname.