Variable Cattleheart

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Parides erithalion

Variable Cattleheart, a reference photo
Photo: Hectonichus · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Parides erithalion, the variable cattleheart, is a North and South American butterfly in the family Papilionidae. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1836.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Variable Cattleheart being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Papilionidae
Genus
Parides
Species
Parides erithalion

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