Narrative

Parides Anaeus Group text is based on the older Rothschild and Jordan revision of the New World Papilionidae. Changes based on the DAlmeida listing have been noted. Some changes based on various articles have also been included. These 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. Many serious Neotropical Papilionidae collections in the world are based on the Rothschild and Jordan organization.

Parides anaeus group has white fringe spots on the edge of the wings, especially the rear wing. They lack submarginal spots. The Parides anaeus group contains the following 26 species (an * indicates that this species is pictured):

SPECIES - - - - LOCATION
Parides hahneli - Brazil
Parides triopas* - Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana and east Brazil
Parides chabrias - Ecuador and Peru
Parides coelus - French Guiana
Parides quadratus - Upper Amazon
Parides pizarro* - Upper Amazon
Parides steinbachi - East Bolivia
Parides klagesi - Orinoco River

Parides aenas* - Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana to Bolivia
Parides dardanus - East Brazil
Parides orellana* - Upper Amazons
Parides sesotris* - Mexico to Bolivia
Parides childrenae* - Guatemala to Ecuador
Parides erlaces* - Ecuador to Argentina
Parides burchellanus- Goyaz

Parides drucei* - Ecuador to Bolivia
Parides cutorina* - Peru and Ecuador
Parides phosphorus* - Guyana, Surinam, Fr. Guiana to east Peru
Parides vertumnus* - Colombia to Bolivia
Parides lycimenes* - Guatemala to Ecuador
Parides erithalion* - Costa Rica to Colombia and Venezuela

Parides polyzelus* - Mexico to Honduras
Parides iphidamas* - Mexico to Ecuador
Parides anchises* - Colombia to Bolivia
Parides hedae - East Brazil
Parides nephalion* - South Brazil and Argentina

Parides triopas has been moved into Parides chabrias.
Parides coelus has been renamed to Parides vercingetorix.
Parides steinbachi has been moved into Parides pizarro.
Parides dardanus has been moved into Parides tros.
Parides erlaces has been moved into Parides erithalion.
Parides drucei has been moved into Parides anchises.
Parides lycimenes becomes Parides panares.
Parides polyzelus has been moved into Parides erithalion.
Parides hedae has been moved into Parides anchises.
Parides nephalion has been moved into Parides nephalion.

Taxonomy

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