Heraclides/Eurytides from Frech Guyana
Heraclides/Eurytides from Frech Guyana
All these were caught in the same area throughout a 1 week period.
1: Male Heraclides torquatus or H.garleppi? I cant see the difference between the two 2: Female Heraclides torquatus or some Eurytides sp.? 3: Same as nr 2?
1: Male Heraclides torquatus or H.garleppi? I cant see the difference between the two 2: Female Heraclides torquatus or some Eurytides sp.? 3: Same as nr 2?
Re: Heraclides/Eurytides from Frech Guyana
4: Same as nr 1 and 2?
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Re: Heraclides/Eurytides from Frech Guyana
I think these are all Papilio (Heraclides) garleppi lecerfi (I prefer to treat Heraclides as a subgenus of Papilio).
Eurytides have red spots at the base of the undersides which are absent in Heraclides, among other differences.
Adam.
Eurytides have red spots at the base of the undersides which are absent in Heraclides, among other differences.
Adam.
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In the male, the forewing discal band is broader in garleppi, and there is a small spot in the branch of veins R4-R5 approximately half way along the subapical band, absent in torquatus.
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Thanks again Adam!
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Re: Heraclides/Eurytides from Frech Guyana
Agree with Adam that all your specimens are Heraclides garleppi ssp.lecerfi. Rather rare and valuable butterfly, especially females. In addition I never saw in life or in any literature female with such extended white markings on forewings as your last female although female is rather variable from all-black forewings to various shaped white pacthes on forewings.
Also rather interesting article about this butterfly is free which point up possibility for this taxon to be full species :
https://www.researchgate.net/publicatio ... pilioninae
Jan
Also rather interesting article about this butterfly is free which point up possibility for this taxon to be full species :
https://www.researchgate.net/publicatio ... pilioninae
Jan
Re: Heraclides/Eurytides from Frech Guyana
I wasn't familiar with Heraclides garleppi, those females are astonishing! Love this kind of stuff.
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