Battus lycidas
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| Species: | B. lycidas
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Battus lycidas is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae native to the Americas. It is commonly known as Cramer's Swallowtail, the Lycidas Swallowtail, and the Yellow-trailed Swallowtail.[1][2][3] Little is known about this species, but it is not considered threatened.[2] It is found from Mexico to northern Bolivia and southern Pará, Brazil.[1] It is rare in Costa Rica.[2] The larvae feed on Aristolochia huberiana.[4]
References
- ^ a b Warren, A. D. (2010). "Battus lycidas". Butterflies of America. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c Collins, N. Mark; Collins, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtails of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. IUCN Protected Area Programme Series. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, U.K.: IUCN. p. 66. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6.
- ^ Glassberg, Jeffrey (2007). A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books Inc. p. 9. ISBN [[Special:BookSources/978-1-4243-0915-8 |978-1-4243-0915-8 [[Category:Articles with invalid ISBNs]]]].
{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: invalid character (help) - ^ Savela, Markku. "Battus lycidas". funet.fi. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
Further reading
Wikispecies has information related to Battus lycidas.
- Lamas, Gerardo (2004). Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part4A Hesperioidea–Papilionoidea. Gainsville, Florida: Scientific Publishers, Inc. p. 90. ISBN 0-945417-28-4.
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