Battus crassus (Cramer, 1777)
Common Name:
Crassus Swallowtail
Crassus Swallowtail
Synonyms:
Papilio crassus Cramer, [1777]
Natural History:
This species can be observed sucking minerals in river banks.
Distribution:
Brasil; Perú; Suriname; Venezuela
Brasil; Perú; Suriname; Venezuela
Feeding Adult:
Minerals, nectar
Feeding Caterpillars:
Caterpillar of Battus crassus feeding on some species of Aristolochia.
Are recorded in Brazil: Aristolochia brasiliensis, Aristolochia cymbifera, Aristolochia didyma, Aristolochia esperanzae, Aristolochia gigantea, Aristolochia huberiana, Aristolochia littoralis, Aristolochia macroura (Beccaloni et al. 2008).
Color:
black, red
black, red
Habitat:
river bank, rainforest undisturbed
river bank, rainforest undisturbed
Publications:
- Beccaloni G.W, Viloria A.L., Hall S.K., Robinson G.S. (2008):
- Catalogue of the hostplants of the Neotropical butterflies. Book., London, S.E.A., Ribes, CYTED, Natural History Museum, IVIC: 1-536
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Specimen sucking minerals on the ground, Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Amanã, Amazonas
Photo: Pedro Nassar
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From dorsal
Specimen deposited in the Collection of Invertebrates INPA, Amazonas
