About Parides ascanius (Cramer, 1775)
Parides ascanius, scientifically named Parides ascanius (Cramer, 1775), has a spatulate tail. Males and females of the species are similar in appearance. Males have an androconial hindmarginal fold on the hindwing, which is covered in white wool. Both wings have a black ground color crossed by a broad white median band; on the hindwing, this band is more or less rose red. The outer margin of the hindwing is deeply scalloped, the hindwing has a relatively long tail, and the forewing’s median band extends all the way to the hindwing’s inner margin. The hindwing is covered in rose-colored scales, especially near its anal region, and also has a row of red, hourglass-shaped submarginal spots. The larva of Parides ascanius is light brown, and has pointed tubercles on all of its body segments. A complete full description of this species was published by Rothschild, W. and Jordan, K. in 1906.
