Parides chabrias

Parides chabrias is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas), Ecuador and Peru. It is a woodland species. The female flies slowly near the ground, whilst the male has a swifter flight and generally remains at a considerable height.^[2]

Parides chabrias
Parides chabrias ygdrasilla female
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Parides
Species:	P. chabrias
Binomial name
Parides chabrias (Hewitson, [1852]) [1]
Synonyms
Papilio chabrias Hewitson, 1852 Papilio nymphas Grose-Smith, 1902 Papilio chabrias var. olivencia Le Moult, 1926 Papilio chabrias ab. aloisi Le Moult, 1926 Papilio chabrias ab. subaloisi Le Moult, 1926 Papilio chabrias ab. continua Krüger, 1933 Papilio triopas Godart, 1819 Papilio triopas ab. trimaculatus Krüger, 1934

The larva feeds on Aristolochia burchelli and A. didyma.

Subspecies

• Parides chabrias chabrias (Brazil: Amazonas, Ecuador, Peru)^[3] The forewing in both sexes has a row of submarginal spots, which however are often wanting in the female. The central area of the hindwing is situated somewhat further towards the margin than in ygdrasilla, consequently the cell-spot is smaller. A full description is provided by Rothschild, W. and Jordan, K. (1906)^[4]
• Parides chabrias ygdrasilla Hemming, 1935 (Brazil: Pará, Guianas)^[5]

Taxonomy

Parides chabrias is a member of the chabrias species group.^[6]

The members are

• Parides chabrias
• Parides coelus
• Parides hahneli
• Parides mithras
• Parides pizarro
• Parides quadratus

Etymology

Named in the Classical tradition for the Athenian general Chabrias.