Papilio isidorus Insect Tropical Butterfly Papilionid Swallowtail

Description

Sex : M

Origin : Peru

Papilio isidorus isidorus one wing lenght cm 4.5-5 Insect Tropical Butterfly Papilionid Swallowtail.
Syn. Heraclides isidorus, Papilio rhodostictus, Heraclides rhodostictus, Papilio ceus.

Papilio isidorus (Doubleday, 1846) is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Central and South America.
The wingspan is about 80 mm. The larvae feed on Citrus and Zanthoxylum species.
A very similar species with which it can be confused is Papilio anchisiades, but lacks the digits in the lower wings.
Subspecies:
Papilio isidorus isidorus (Bolivia, Peru)
Papilio isidorus rhodostictus Butler & Druce, 1874 (Costa Rica, Panama)
Papilio isidorus flavescens Oberthür, 1879 (Colombia, Ecuador)
Papilio isidorus brises Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 (Colombia)
Papilio isidorus nymphius Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 (Colombia)
Papilio isidorus pacificus Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 (Colombia, western Ecuador)
Papilio isidorus autana (Racheli & Racheli, 1995) (Venezuela)
Papilio isidorus tingo (Racheli & Racheli, 1995) (Peru)
Synonyms: Heraclides isidorus, Papilio rhodostictus, Heraclides rhodostictus, Papilio ceus.