Battus crassus

Battus crassus
Battus crassus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Battus
Species: B. crassus
Binomial name
Battus crassus
(Cramer, 1777)
Synonyms
  • Papilio crassus Cramer, 1777
  • Battus (Battus) crassus Brown & Mielke, 1967
  • Papilio lepidus C. & R. Felder, 1861

Battus crassus, commonly known as the Crassus Swallowtail is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family.

Foodplants

The larvae feed on:

  • Aristolochia cymbifera
  • Aristolochia esperanzae
  • Aristolochia gigantea
  • Aristolochia macroura
  • Aristolochia veraguensis
  • Aristolochia odora
  • Aristolochia didyma
  • Aristolochia brasiliensis[1]

Subspecies

  • Battus crassus crassus (Peru, Surinam, Brazil: Amazonas, Rio de Janeiro, northern Argentina: Misiones)
  • Battus crassus hirundo (Röber, 1925) (northern Bolivia)
  • Battus crassus paraensis (Brown, 1994) (Brazil: Pará)
  • Battus crassus lepidus (C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Costa Rica, Venezuela, western Colombia, western Ecuador)

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