Parides eurimedes (Swallowtail sp.)

Description:

The male and female Parides eurimedes are primarily black with a red patch on the hindwing.
Both sexes lack tails.
The upper surface of the male forewing has a triangular blue-green patch whereas the female has a white patch (like on the photos).
Its wingspan is 7 - 8.5 cm.

Andrew Neild, author of The Butterflies of Venezuela and a recognized authority on Neotropical butterflies, helped me identifying this species.

A female. Los Tarrales Natural Reserve, Patulul, Suchitepequez, Guatemala, 18 January 2020

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