Eurytides bellerophon

Eurytides bellerophon
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Eurytides
Species:	E. bellerophon
Binomial name
Eurytides bellerophon (Dalman, 1823)
Synonyms
Papilio bellerophon Dahlman, 1823 Papilio coresilaus Godart, [1824] Protesilaus swainsonius Swainson, 1833 Papilio bellerophon ab. confluens Hoffmann, 1934

Eurytides bellerophon is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in south-eastern Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo and from Santa Catarina to Mato Grosso), Bolivia (Pando and Mapiri) and northern Argentina (Misiones).

Eurytides bellerophon is a large butterfly with a yellow body striped with brown, white wings with a slightly pointed apex and two long, thin tails at the rear. The forewings have a brown margin, two brown lines starting from the costal edge and drawing a “Y” going to the internal angle and a third very short one. The hind legs show blue markings and a red anal spot in the brown border.

The larvae feed on Guatteria nigrescens.