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Madyes Swallowtail
Battus madyes
Battus madyes, the Madyes swallowtail, is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae.
From the article Battus madyes on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Battus madyes has a wingspan reaching about 70 millimetres (2.8 in). The body is black, while the abdomen of the male is yellowish white above. The dorsal side of the wings is black or dark brown with a submarginal line of yellowish markings. The under surface of the hindwings is greenish yellow, with red or yellow submarginal spots. The outer edge of the hindwings is scalloped. The host plants of its caterpillars are Aristolochia species.
Range & habitat
This species can ben found in Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. It lives in the Andes between 1000and 2500 m above sea level.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 633429.