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Polydamas Swallowtail
Dennis Vollmar, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Butterflies & moths

Polydamas Swallowtail

Battus polydamas (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishPolydamas Swallowtail
Dutch—
SpanishCola de Golondrina de Borde Dorado
Chinese多点贝凤蝶
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameBattus polydamas (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

Battus polydamas, also known as the gold rim swallowtail, the Polydamas swallowtail or the tailless swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 10th edition of Systema Naturae, published in 1758. Adults generally have black wings with yellow markings while the larval stage is mainly about consuming acids from toxic plants to make themselves unpalatable to predators. They are mainly found in the Neotropical region, and in many of the Caribbean islands.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPapilionidae
GenusBattus

In Suriname

12Records in Suriname
5iNaturalist observations
1970First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne3
  • Paramaribo3
  • Wanica1
  • Brokopondo1
  • Para1

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

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