Eurytides is a genus of butterflies in the family Papilionidae, found in North, Central, and South America.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Eurytides:[1][2][3]
Subgenus Bellerographium Möhn, 2002
Subgenus Eurytides
Subgenus Neographium Möhn, 2002:
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Eurytides epidaus (E. Doubleday, 1846), Mexican kite-swallowtail - Mexico (Yucatan); Honduras
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Eurytides agesilaus (Guérin-Méneville & Percheron, 1835) - Colombia
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Eurytides marcellus (Cramer, 1777), Zebra swallowtail - eastern USA & Canada
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Eurytides zonaria (A. Butler, 1869), Hispaniolan kite-swallowtail - Hispaniola
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Eurytides anaxilaus (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865), small kite-swallowtail - Panama, northern Colombia, N Venezuela
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Eurytides celadon (Lucas, 1852), Cuban kite-swallowtail - Cuba & Isla de Juventud
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Eurytides marcellinus (E. Doubleday, [1845]), Jamaican kite-swallowtail - Jamaica
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Eurytides thyastes Drury, 1782) - Brazil
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Eurytides calliste (H. Bates, 1864), Yellow kite-swallowtail - Guatemala
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Eurytides dioxippus (Hewitson, [1856]), thick-bordered kite-swallowtail - Colombia
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Eurytides leucaspis (Godart, 1819) - Peru?
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Eurytides asius (Fabricius, 1781) - South America
Former species:
Some species have been moved to genus Mimoides.
References
- Möhn, Edwin (2002). Schmetterlinge der Erde, Butterflies of the World Part XIIII (14), Papilionidae VIII: Baronia, Euryades, Protographium, Neographium, Eurytides. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach Keltern:Goecke & Evers; Canterbury:Hillside Books. ISBN 978-3-931374-87-7 All species and subspecies are included, also most of the forms. Several females are shown the first time in colour.
