Battus laodamas
Battus laodamas, the green-patch swallowtail or yellow-spotted swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae.
Description
Battus laodamas has a wingspan of about. It is a black or dark brown butterfly with green reflections. The dorsal side of the hindwings shows a broad cream or pale green band and a series of cream or pale green spots. The underside of the wings is lighter brown, with a submarginal line of whitish spots on the forewings and a submarginal line of red markings on the hindwings. The forewings have a rounded apex and the outer edge of the hindwings is scalloped. The host plant of its caterpillars is Aristolochia tentaculata.
Distribution
This species is native to the Neotropical realm. It is present in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela.
Subspecies
Battus laodamas laodamas Möhn, 1999, Butterflies of the World 5: 7, plate 10, figures 7-8, plate 19, figures 5-6. Smart, 1976 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World page 158 fig. 14. Colombia - S.W. VenezuelaBattus laodamas copanae Möhn, 1999, Butterflies of the World 5: 7, plate 10, figures 3-4. S. Mexico, Guatemala, HondurasBattus laodamas iopas Möhn, 1999, Butterflies of the World 5: 7, plate 10, figures 1-2 N. MexicoBattus laodamas rhipidius Möhn, 1999, Butterflies of the World 5: 7, plate 10, figures 5-6. Costa Rica, Panama