Eurytides bellerophon


Eurytides bellerophon is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in south-eastern Brazil, Bolivia and northern Argentina.
Eurytides bellerophon is a large butterfly with a yellow body striped with brown, white wings with a slightly pointed apex and two long, thin tails at the rear. The forewings have a brown margin, two brown lines starting from the costal edge and drawing a “Y” going to the internal angle and a third very short one. The hind legs show blue markings and a red anal spot in the brown border.
The larvae feed on Guatteria nigrescens.