Baeotus aeilus (Stoll, 1780)
Common Name:
Amazon Beauty
Amazon Beauty
Synonyms:
Papilio aeilus (Stoll, 1780)
Eriboea aile (Hübner, [1819]), emend.
Megistanis amazonicus (Riley, 1919)
Natural History:
Baeotus aeilus is a species that inhabits the forest canopy. In plots around of Manaus B. aeilus was the most abundant species among species of 4 Baeotus wich occurring in the Neotropics. This species show clear sexual dimorphism, females with a yellow stripe and males with a blue stripe on the dorsum of the wings.
Distribution:
Brasil; Colombia
Brasil; Colombia
Feeding Adult:
Adults feed on rotting fruits
Color:
black, blue, yellow, white
black, blue, yellow, white
Habitat:
forest
forest