Parides quadratus is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Brazil and Peru.
Description
Forewing long; hindwing in both sexes with a band consisting of yellowish-white spots on the disc close to the cell, and on the under surface in addition with a red spot at the hind angle. In the name-typical form quadratus the forewing has a yellowish-white spot before the second median. In spoliatus Staudinger neither sex has a spot on the forewing.
Taxonomy
Parides quadratus is a member of the chabrias species group
The members are
Parides chabrias
Parides coelus
Parides hahneli
Parides mithras
Parides pizarro
Parides quadratus
Status
A rare species.
Subspecies
Parides quadratus quadratus (Brazil: eastern Amazonas) Parides quadratus spoliatus (Staudinger, 1898) (Brazil: western Amazonas, northern Peru)