title: Parides proneus
text: # Parides proneus
  
  Parides proneus is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Brazil and Paraguay.
  
  ## Description
  
  Males and females:both wings with narrow white band, the red submarginal spots of the hindwing straight or slightly curved; anal spot not v-shaped. No discal spot proximal of the anal submarginal one. Width of central band and the number of spots composing it on hindwing variable. A full description is provided by Rothschild, W. and Jordan, K. (1906).
  
  ## Life cycle
  
  The larva feeds on Aristolochia melastoma.
  
  ## Taxonomy
  
  Parides phalaecus is a member of the ascanius species group ("Fringe-spots white. Hindwing with submarginal spots and usnally also discal spots or dots, or a discal band ; a quadrate whitish spot in space 2 of the forewing ;mostly with tail).A quadrate whitish spot in space 2 of the forewings is quite peculiar of the ascanius group
  
  The members are
  
     * Parides agavus (Drury, 1782)
  
     * Parides alopius (Godman & Salvin, [1890])
  
     * Parides ascanius (Cramer, [1775])
  
     * Parides bunichus (Hübner, [1821])
  
     * Parides gundlachianus (C. & R. Felder, 1864)
  
     * Parides montezuma (Westwood, 1842)
  
     * Parides phalaecus (Hewitson, 1869)
  
     * Parides photinus (Doubleday, 1844)
  
     * Parides proneus (Hübner, [1831])
  
  ## Status
  
  A common species and not known to be threatened.
  
  