Battus ingenuus
Encyclopedia
Battus ingenuus is a species of butterfly
in the family Papilionidae. It is commonly known as Dyar
's Swallowtail and the Confused Swallowtail. It is found from southeastern Mexico
to eastern Venezuela
, Trinidad
, and Ecuador
. The larvae feed on Aristolochia constricta.
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...
in the family Papilionidae. It is commonly known as Dyar
Harrison Gray Dyar, Jr.
Harrison Gray Dyar, Jr., born February 14, 1866 in New York City, died January 21, 1929, in Washington, D.C., was a son of Harrison Gray Dyar and his wife Eleonora Rosella . Dyar graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1889 with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry...
's Swallowtail and the Confused Swallowtail. It is found from southeastern Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
to eastern Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, Trinidad
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...
, and Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
. The larvae feed on Aristolochia constricta.