Cattleheart butterflies | |
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Parides aeneas | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Tribe: | Troidini |
Genus: | Parides Hübner, [1819] |
Species | |
Numerous, see text | |
Synonyms | |
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Parides, commonly called cattlehearts, is a genus of swallowtail butterflies in the family Papilionidae. They are found in the Americas (Neotropical realm).
Listed alphabetically within groups according to Möhn et al., with annotations according to Wilts et al. (2014):[1]
species group: ascanius (disputed: basal/plesiomorphic?)
species group: klagesi (incertae sedis)
species group: chabrias
species group: aeneas
species group: sesostris (sister to aeneas and/or anchises group/s?)
species group: anchises