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Parides chabrias
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Butterflies & moths

Parides chabrias

LC Least Concern

Names

English—
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameParides chabrias (Hewitson, 1852)

About this species

Parides chabrias is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas), Ecuador and Peru. It is a woodland species. The female flies slowly near the ground, whilst the male has a swifter flight and generally remains at a considerable height.

The larva feeds on Aristolochia burchelli and A. didyma.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPapilionidae
GenusParides

In Suriname

3Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1963First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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