Eurytides callias is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in French Guiana, Brazil (Amazonas), southern Venezuela (Yavita, Rio Ocamo, Rio Cunucunuma), eastern Ecuador (Napo) and Peru.

Eurytides callias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Eurytides
Species:
E. callias
Binomial name
Eurytides callias
Synonyms
  • Papilio callias Rothschild & Jordan, 1906
  • Papilio columbus Hewitson, 1850

It is a large butterfly with a wingspan around 85 mm , white in colour with a slightly pointed apex with two long thin tails at the posterior. The forewings have a brown apex and a brown border. The hind legs show blue lunules in the brown border and a red anal spot

References edit

  • Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.