Hello friends of Hive and Insects of the world.
In the middle of last month a rare and beautiful butterfly arrived.
Hola amigos de Hive e Insects of the world.
A mediados del mes pasado llegó una rara y bella mariposa.
With the identification application I was able to find out its scientific name.
It belongs to the family papilionidae ("swallowtail" butterflies, "Parnassians"), subfamily papilioninae, tribe papilionini ("striated swallowtail" butterflies).
Con la aplicación de identificación logré saber su nombre científico.
Pertenece a la familia papilionidae (mariposas "cola de golondrina", "Parnasianos"), subfamilia papilioninae, tribu papilionini (mariposas "cola de golondrina estriada").
It is a male of Heraclides torquatus.
It measures about 80 millimeters in wingspan. The fore and hind wings are black with white bands. Hindwings have white, pink and blue crescent-shaped markings, most visible when closed. The body is black dorsally and white ventrally. The legs and antennae are black, the eyes are slightly blue.
Es un macho de Heraclides torquatus.
Mide unos 80 milímetros de envergadura. Las alas traseras y delanteras son negras con bandas blancas. Las alas traseras tienen marcas en forma de medialuna color blanco, rosado y azul, más visibles cuando están cerradas
El cuerpo es negro dorsalmente y blanco en la parte ventral. Las patas y antenas son negras, los ojos son ligeramente azules.
They mostly inhabit humid lowland forests. As they are migratory, they can also be found in forests at more than 700 meters above sea level.
Habitan mayoritariamente en bosques húmedos de tierras bajas. Como son migratorias, también se pueden encontrar en bosques a más de 700 metros sobre el nivel del mar.
The larva mimics the shape of bird feces. It is brown speckled with white and yellow with an extensible organ that secretes a noxious pheromone to defend itself against ants. It feeds on citrus plants.
La larva imita la forma de las heces de las aves. Es marrón moteada de blanco y amarillo con un órgano extensible que segrega una feromona nociva para defenderse de las hormigas. Se alimenta de plantas de cítricos.
The chrysalis is dark brown with green and mimics a twig with a piece of lichen.
La crisálida es marrón oscuro con verde e imita una ramita con un trozo de liquen.
They fly from southern Mexico to Argentina and are relatives of the butterflies of the genus Papilio, from the Holarctic.
The genus Heraclides is
Batesian imitator of the genus Parides.
Vuelan desde el sur de México hasta Argentina y son parientes de las mariposas del género Papilio, del Holártico.
Las mariposas del genero heraclides son
imitadoras batesianas de las mariposas del género Parides.
They show sexual dimorphism. The males fly in groups of 10 to 20 individuals along the watercourses and stop from time to time on the ground to suck mineral salts. They are easily disturbed. Females are rare.
Presentan dimorfismo sexual. Los machos vuelan en grupos de 10 a 20 individuos a lo largo de cursos de agua y paran de vez en cuando en el suelo para sorber sales minerales. Son fácilmente perturbables. Las hembras son escasas.
Date and place of discovery: September 16, 2022, in the Libertador municipality, Carabobo state, Venezuela.
Fecha y lugar del descubrimiento: 16 de septiembre de 2022, en el municipio Libertador, estado Carabobo, Venezuela.
All photos were taken by myself with my Xiaomi Redmi 9C smartphone.
Todas las fotos fueron tomadas por mi misma con mi teléfono inteligente Redmi 9C de Xiaomi.
For information gathering I used Wikipedia,
"Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes", "Inventory of the Butterflies of Sangay National Park - Ecuador", and BugGuide articles.
Para reunión de información utilicé artículos de Wikipedia,
"Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes", "Inventario de las mariposas del parque nacional Sangay - Ecuador", y BugGuide.
Thank you so much for stopping by and reading my blog.
Muchas gracias por detenerse y leer mi blog.
Imagen hecha con Canva y Paint.
Translated with / Traducido con: Google translator.
Dividers / Separadores
References / Referencias:
https://www.sangay.eu/es/fiche-papillon/001-Papilionidae/001-Papilioninae/005-Papilionini/001-Heraclides/045-torquatus/torquatus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_torquatus
http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Amazon%20-%20Heraclides%20torquatus.htm
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