About Parides eurimedes (Stoll, 1782)
Parides eurimedes (Stoll, 1782) has a wingspan ranging from 7 to 8.5 cm, which equals 2.8 to 3.3 inches. In the subspecies P. e. mylotes, the base wing color is black. Both sexes of this subspecies have a red patch on the dorsal side of the hindwing. Males have a triangular green patch on the dorsal side of the forewing, while females have a white patch on the dorsal forewing. A complete full description of this species, published under the names P. arcas and P. timias, was provided by W. Rothschild and K. Jordan in 1906. Parides eurimedes occurs in the Neotropical realm, with a range extending from Mexico to northern South America. It is commonly found living in tropical forests. The purple-brown caterpillar of this species is marked with black spots, and a white lateral stripe runs along each side of its body. The species' chrysalis is pale yellow-green. Recorded host plants for Parides eurimedes are Aristolochia grandiflora, A. nummularfolia, A. odoratissima, A. pilosa, and A. tonduzii.
