[panares panares = iphidamas in Seitz (misident.)
Mexico] P. lycimenes.
Male : somewhat smaller than P. vertumnus, the red area of the hindwing less triangular and its last spot smaller.
Female: forewing slightly transparent at the apex; the spots somewhat yellowish, not pure white, the cell-spot usually large and extended across the cell; band of the hindwing less bright red than in P. vertumnus.
Tibiae of the male not thickened.
Guatemala to Ecuador, in several subspecies. —
lycimenes Boisd.
is the Central American form.
Forewing with a large green spot, which almost always encloses at least one white spot; often a spot in the cell; hindwing with 4—6 red spots.
In the female the yellowish white spot before the 1.median much larger than the preceding one; band of the hindwing broad, almost always a uniform bright red.
Guatemala to Panama; also on the small islands on the west coast of the Republic of Panama. —
erythrus R. & J. (3d), male : the green spot broader than in the preceding form, reaching to the hindmargin of the wing.
Female: the spot before the 1.median of the forewing larger than in the preceding form; the band of the hindwing paler.
Central and East Colombia and North Venezuela. —
paralius R. & .J. (4a).
Small, male : forewing with round yellow-white spot before the 2.
median; band of the hindwing short and narrow.
Female: spot on the forewing purer white than in the previous subspecies, the cell-spot reduced; the spot before the 2.
median the largest; band of the hindwing almost straight.
West Ecuador.
[panares panares = iphidamas in Seitz (misident.) Mexico] P. lycimenes. Male : somewhat smaller than P. vertumnus, the red area of the hindwing less triangular and its last spot smaller. Female: forewing slightly transparent at the apex; the spots somewhat yellowish, not pure white, the cell-spot usually large and extended across the cell; band of the hindwing less bright red than in P. vertumnus. Tibiae of the male not thickened. Guatemala to Ecuador, in several subspecies. — lycimenes Boisd. is the Central American form. Forewing with a large green spot, which almost always encloses at least one white spot; often a spot in the cell; hindwing with 4—6 red spots. In the female the yellowish white spot before the 1.median much larger than the preceding one; band of the hindwing broad, almost always a uniform bright red. Guatemala to Panama; also on the small islands on the west coast of the Republic of Panama. — erythrus R. & J. (3d), male : the green spot broader than in the preceding form, reaching to the hindmargin of the wing. Female: the spot before the 1.median of the forewing larger than in the preceding form; the band of the hindwing paler. Central and East Colombia and North Venezuela. — paralius R. & .J. (4a). Small, male : forewing with round yellow-white spot before the 2. median; band of the hindwing short and narrow. Female: spot on the forewing purer white than in the previous subspecies, the cell-spot reduced; the spot before the 2. median the largest; band of the hindwing almost straight. West Ecuador.
Parides panares