Battus eracon explained

Battus eracon, the west-Mexican swallowtail or Colima swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae.^{[1] [2]} It is found in western Mexico where it is local and uncommon.^[3] The larvae feed on Aristolochia tentaculata.^[4]

Description

The forewing has a row of submarginal spots. The hindwing has a uniformly curved band of spots, placed about midway between the cell and the outer margin. Under surface of the hindwing has red submarginal spots, each with a yellowish white dot at the outer side.

Further reading

• Book: Lamas . Gerardo . Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part4A Hesperioidea–Papilionoidea . 2004 . Scientific Publishers, Inc . Gainesville, Florida . 0-945417-28-4 . 90.
• Edwin Möhn, 2002 Schmetterlinge der Erde, Butterflies of the World Part V (5), Papilionidae II: Battus. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach Keltern: Goecke & Evers; Canterbury: Hillside Books. Illustrates and identifies 14 species and 49 subspecies. Page 6, plate 9, figures 7-8, plate 19, figures 3-4.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Battus eracon . Warren . A. D. . 2010 . Butterflies of America . 24 January 2011. etal.
2. Book: Glassberg . Jeffrey . A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America . 2007 . Sunstreak Books Inc . 978-1-4243-0915-3 . 8.
3. Book: Collins . N. Mark . N. Mark Collins . Morris . Michael G. . 1985 . Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book . . Gland & Cambridge . 66 . 978-2-88032-603-6 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.
4. Web site: Battus eracon . Savela . Markku . funet.fi . 24 January 2011.