Parides panthonus


Parides panthonus, the panthonus cattleheart, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Guianas and Suriname.

Subspecies

  • P. p. panthonus
  • P. p. barbotini Brévignon, 1998
  • ''P. p. phylarchus''

Description from Seitz

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

Description from Rothschild and Jordan(1906)

A full description is provided by Rothschild, W. and Jordan, K. Note Papilio numa Boisduval, 1836 is Parides burchellanus jaguarae.

Taxonomy

Parides panthonus is a member of the aeneas species group
The members are