Narrative

Battus Group of the New World text is based on the older Rothschild and Jordan revision of the New World Papilionidae. Changes based on the DAlmeida listing have been noted. Also included are some changes based on various articles. The changes are noted to comply with the taxonomy as published in 2004 by Gerardo Lamas in his checklist of Neotropical Lepidoptera. The Rothschild and Jordan text as modified by DAlmeida has been retained because for many years it was the only good source of information on this group. Additionally, many serious Neotropical Papilionidae collections in the world are based on the Rothschild and Jordan organization.

New World Battus genus (fourteen species) are listed below (an * indicates that this species is pictured):

SPECIES - - - - - LOCATION
Battus philenor* - Southern USA and north Mexico
Battus devilliers - Cuba and recently Andros
Battus zetes - Haiti
Battus streckerianus - North Peru
Battus archidamas* - Chile
Battus polydamas* - Southeast USA to Argentina
Battus philetas* - Ecuador and north Peru
Battus madyes* - Peru and Bolivia
Battus polystictus* - Southeast Brazil, Argentina, etc.
Battus eracon* - West Mexico
Battus belus* - Mexico to Bolivia
Battus laodamas* - Mexico to Colombia
Battus lycidas* - Guatemala to Bolivia
Battus crassus* - Costa Rica to east Brazil

Gerardo Lamas has reduced Parides streckerianus to a subspecies of B. polydamas. He has also made B. archidamas a subspecies of B. polydamas and has placed philetas as a subspecies of Battus madyes.

Taxonomy

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