Battus laodamas
Encyclopedia
Battus laodamas is a species of butterfly
in the family Papilionidae. It is commonly known as the Green-patch Swallowtail and the Yellow-spotted Swallowtail. It is native to the Americas
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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 the Green-patch Swallowtail and the Yellow-spotted Swallowtail. It is native to the Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
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Subspecies
- Battus laodamas laodamas (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1859)
- Battus laodamas copanae (Reakirt, 1863)
- Battus laodamas iopas (Godman & Salvin, 1897)
- Battus laodamas rhipidius (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)