Zaretis isidora (Cramer, 1779)

• Papilio isidora (Cramer, 1779)
• Papilio strigosus (Gmelin, , [1790])
• Siderone zethus (Westood, 1850)
• Siderone var. cacica (Staudinger, 1887)
• Siderone var. strigosa (Staudinger, 1887), preocc. (not Gmelin, [1790])
• Zaretes [sic] isidora vulpina Fruhstorfer, 1909
• Zaretes [sic] isidora vulpecula Fruhstorfer, 1909
• Zaretes [sic] isidora leopoldina Fruhstorfer, 1909
• Zaretes [sic] f. bisaltina Fruhstorfer, 1909
• Zaretes [sic] f. foliaceae Fruhstorfer, 1909
• Zaretes [sic] isidora russeus Fruhstorfer, 1909
• itys itys f. monops Bryk, 1953

The genus Zaretis has 6 species recorded in the Neotropics (Lamas, 2004). This is an exclusively neotropical genus, confined to forest habitat. Inhabit the canopy stratum (Willmott & Hall, 2001), occasionally observed in the understory. Taxonomic notes on genus Zaretis can be found in Willmott & Hall (2001).

Zaretis isidora show sexual dimorphism and both sexes are camouflaged to look like leaf. Males and females are caught in traps baited with fruit or decaying organic matter.

Adults feed on rotten fruit and rotten carrion

Host-plants compiled by Beccaloni et al. 2008:

Flacourtiaceae: Casearia sylvestris, Casearia sp.

Rhamnaceae: Colubrina glandulosa, Colubrina sp.