Eurytides dolicaon

Eurytides dolicaon, the dolicaon kite swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae.

Description

Eurytides dolicaon is a large butterfly with a wingspan of about. The basic colour of the wings is creamy white with black veins. The hindwings have very long and thin tails, generally dark brown or black with yellow tips. The edges of the uppersides of the wings are dark brown or black. The undersides of the hindwings have brown bands forming large creamy white areas. On the margins of the hindwings there are a series of blue lunules.
Larvae feed on Guatteria species, Ocotea species and Nectandra membranacea.

Distribution

Eurytides dolicaon can be found in Central and South America.

Habitat

This species is present in lowlands with wet rainforest at an elevation of about above sea level.

Subspecies

Eurytides dolicaon dolicaon Eurytides dolicaon deicoon Eurytides dolicaon deileon Eurytides dolicaon tromes Eurytides dolicaon septentrionalis Brown, 1994 Eurytides dolicaon hebreus Brown & Lamas, 1994 Eurytides dolicaon cauraensis Möhn, 2002