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Eurytides dolicaon

Eurytides dolicaon


Family: Papilionidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Eurytides dolicaon, the dolicaon kite swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae.

 Eurytides dolicaon is a large butterfly with a wingspan of about 80 mm. The basic colour of the wings is creamy white with black veins. The hindwings have very long and thin tails, generally dark brown or black with yellow tips. The edges of the uppersides of the wings are dark brown or black. The undersides of the hindwings have brown bands forming large creamy white areas. On the margins of the hindwings there are a series of blue lunules.

Larvae feed on Guatteria species, Ocotea species and Nectandra membranacea.

Distribution: Eurytides dolicaon can be found in Central and South America (Guyana, south-eastern Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, eastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, and north-western Venezuela).

Habitat: This species is present in lowlands with wet rainforest at an elevation of about above sea level.

Subspecies: 
  • Eurytides dolicaon dolicaon (Guyana)
  • Eurytides dolicaon deicoon (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1864) (south-eastern Brazil, Paraguay)
  • Eurytides dolicaon deileon (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865) (eastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador)
  • Eurytides dolicaon tromes (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) (north-western Venezuela)
  • Eurytides dolicaon septentrionalis Brown, 1994 (Panama)
  • Eurytides dolicaon hebreus Brown & Lamas, 1994 (Colombia)
  • Eurytides dolicaon cauraensis Möhn, 2002 (south-eastern Venezuela)

Source: Wikipedia, article Eurytides dolicaon. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 96333
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Reserva Nacional Tambopata
Madre de Dios
Peru
03/13/2012
Pablo Eguia



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
27634913/03/2012PeruMadre de DiosReserva Nacional TambopataPablo Eguia
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Eurytides dolicaon – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 05/10/2026.