Parides orellana

Parides orellana
Parides orellana figured with other Parides in Adalbert Seitz Macrolepidoptera of the World
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Parides
Species: P. orellana
Binomial name
Parides orellana
(Hewitson, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Papilio orellana Hewitson, 1852

Parides orellana is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Neotropical ecozone. (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil (Amazonas).

The larvae possibly feed on Aristolochia barbata.

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