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White-dotted Cattleheart

(Parides alopius)

 

 

White-dotted Cattleheart (Parides alopius Godman & Salvin)

Wing span: Not reported.

Identification: Upper surface of hindwing with band of white dots.

Life history: Not reported.

Flight: March-November.

Caterpillar hosts: Not reported.

Adult food: Not reported.

Habitat: Pine-oak forests.

Range: Mexico along the western Sierra Madre. One individual found in southeastern Arizona.

White-dotted Cattleheart (Parides alopius)