Battus crassus
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Battus crassus, commonly known as the Crassus Swallowtail is a species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

 of butterfly
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...

 from the Papilionidae family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

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Foodplants

The larvae feed on:
  • Aristolochia cymbifera
  • Aristolochia esperanzae
  • Aristolochia gigantea
    Aristolochia gigantea
    Aristolochia gigantea is an ornamental plant native to Brazil, typical of Bahia and Minas Gerais vegetation...

  • Aristolochia macroura
  • Aristolochia veraguensis
  • Aristolochia odora
  • Aristolochia didyma
    Aristolochia didyma
    Aristolochia didyma, or Yawar Panga is a plant found in South America of the genus Aristolochia. It is a powerful purgative, sometimes used in traditional rites to purify the body a few days before an Ayahuasca session....

  • Aristolochia brasiliensis

Subspecies

  • Battus crassus crassus (Peru, Surinam, Brazil: Amazonas, Rio de Janeiro, northern Argentina: Misiones)
  • Battus crassus hirundo (Röber, 1925) (northern Bolivia)
  • Battus crassus paraensis (Brown, 1994) (Brazil: Pará)
  • Battus crassus lepidus (C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Costa Rica, Venezuela, western Colombia, western Ecuador)
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