''Eurytides leucaspis'' is a species of butterfly found in the Neotropical realm.

Taxonomy

There are two subspecies recognised: *''E. l. leucaspis'' - northern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, northern Peru, Bolivia *''E. l. lamidis'' Brown & Lamas, 1994 - western Venezuela (Tachira), Colombia

Description

''Eurytides leucaspis'' can reach a wingspan of almost . These large butterflies have a frons entirely brownish black. The abdomen is yellowish beneath. The wings have a common triangular green-yellow area, and a brown marginal area with blackish hues parallel to the margin. ''lamis'' R.& J. The posterior cell-spots of the forewing is large, very distinct also beneath. ''leucaspis'' Godt. The cell-spots of the forewing is smaller, usually only indicated beneath, the two outer posterior cell-spots arte more widely separated from one another.

Distribution

This species is present in Colombia, eastern Ecuador, northern Peru, Bolivia and western Venezuela.

Status

Common and not threatened.

References

*D'Abrera, B. (1981). ''Butterflies of the Neotropical Region''. Part I. Papilionidae and Pieridae. Lansdowne Editions, Melbourne, xvi + 172 pp. *D'Almeida, R.F. (1965). ''Catalogo dos Papilionidae Americanos''. Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia. São Paulo, Brasil. *Rothschild, W. and Jordan, K. (1906). A revision of the American Papilios. ''Novitates Zoologicae'' 13: 411-752
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(and as pdf) (Facsimile edition ed. P.H. Arnaud, 1967). *Tyler, H. A.; Brown Jr., K. S.; Wilson, K. H. (1994) Swallowtail Butterflies of the Americas. A Study in Biological Dynamics, Ecological Diversity, Biosystematics, and Conservation., Tyler, H. A.; Brown Jr., K. S.; Wilson, K. H. (1994) Swallowtail Butterflies of the Americas. A Study in Biological Dynamics, Ecological Diversity, Biosystematics, and Conservation. , Scientific Publishers, Gainesville, Florida.

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