Battus crassus
Encyclopedia
Battus crassus, commonly known as the Crassus Swallowtail is a species
of butterfly
from the Papilionidae family
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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 giganteaAristolochia giganteaAristolochia gigantea is an ornamental plant native to Brazil, typical of Bahia and Minas Gerais vegetation...
- Aristolochia macroura
- Aristolochia veraguensis
- Aristolochia odora
- Aristolochia didymaAristolochia didymaAristolochia 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)