Battus eracon

Battus eracon, the west-Mexican swallowtail or Colima swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae.^[1][2] It is found in western Mexico where it is local and uncommon.^[3] The larvae feed on Aristolochia tentaculata.^[4]

West-Mexican swallowtail
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Battus
Species:	B. eracon
Binomial name
Battus eracon (Godman & Salvin, 1897)
Synonyms
Papilio eracon Godman & Salvin, 1897 Papilio eracon f. ochracea Vázquez, 1953 preocc. (not Rousseau-Decelle, 1933) Papilio eracon ab. incolorus Vázquez, 1957

Description

The forewing has a row of submarginal spots. The hindwing has a uniformly curved band of spots, placed about midway between the cell and the outer margin. Under surface of the hindwing has red submarginal spots, each with a yellowish white dot at the outer side.