About Papilio victorinus E.Doubleday, 1844
Papilio menatius is a large butterfly with a wingspan of approximately 95–110 millimetres (3.7–4.3 inches). The upper surfaces of its wings are black, marked with yellowish bands and yellowish submarginal rows of spots. The nominate subspecies P. m. menatius, which occurs in Guyana, is black with white spots at the center of the forewings. On its hindwings, there is a submarginal row of red lines, plus a row of spots that are partially red and partially white. The subspecies P. m. victorinus is classified as a separate species (Papilio victorinus E.Doubleday, 1844) by some authors. The larvae of P. m. victorinus feed on Persea americana. Adult Papilio menatius feed on flower nectar from a variety of plants, including species of Lantana and Impatiens. This species is distributed in southern North America and across most of South America, with recorded occurrences in Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Suriname, Guyana, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil, and Peru.
