Appearance
''Battus laodamas'' has a wingspan of about 90 millimetres . It is a black or dark brown butterfly with green reflections. The dorsal side of the hindwings shows a broad cream or pale green band and a series of cream or pale green spots. The underside of the wings is lighter brown, with a submarginal line of whitish spots on the forewings and a submarginal line of red markings on the hindwings. The forewings have a rounded apex and the outer edge of the hindwings is scalloped. The host plant of its caterpillars is ''Aristolochia tentaculata''.Naming
* ''Battus laodamas laodamas'' Möhn, 1999, ''Butterflies of the World'' 5: 7, plate 10, figures 7-8, plate 19, figures 5-6. Smart, 1976 ''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World'' page 158 fig. 14 . Colombia - S.W. Venezuela⤷ ''Battus laodamas copanae'' Möhn, 1999, ''Butterflies of the World'' 5: 7, plate 10, figures 3-4. S. Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras
⤷ ''Battus laodamas iopas'' Möhn, 1999, Butterflies of the World 5: 7, plate 10, figures 1-2 N. Mexico
⤷ ''Battus laodamas rhipidius'' Möhn, 1999, ''Butterflies of the World'' 5: 7, plate 10, figures 5-6. Costa Rica, Panama
Distribution
This species is native to the Neotropical ecozone. It is present in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela.References:
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