What is Parides alopius?
{{italictitle}} {{Taxobox | name = White-dotted cattleheart | image = BCA – Parides alopius.jpg | status = | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Arthropod]]a | classis = [[Insect]]a | ordo = [[Lepidoptera]] | familia = [[Papilionidae]] | genus = ''[[Parides]]'' | binomial = ''Parides alopius'' | range_map = Parides alopius range map.JPG}} The '''white-dotted cattleheart''' ('''''Parides alopius''''') a [[species]] of [[butterfly]]. It is in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Papilionidae]]. It is [[endemic]] to [[Mexico|Mexican]]. It has also been found once in the [[United States]] in southeastern [[Arizona]].<ref name=Jim>Jim P. Brock and Kenn Kaufman 2003. ''Butterflies of North America''. Houghton Mifflin, New York, NY. {{ISBN|0-618-15312-8}}</ref> ==Description== The upper side of the wings is black. The hind wing (bottom wing) has two rows of spots. The first row is white. The second row is pink. Males have fewer white spots than females. The underside of the wings is similar to the upper side. The row of pink spots on the underside are more noticeable than the pink spots on the upper side.<ref name=Jim/> It has a [[wingspan]] of 3-3.5&nbsp;inches. == Life cycle == The [[caterpillar]] is ringed with black and white bands. It has yellow and reddish-brown fleshy areas. Each side of the body has red, orange, and white spots. The [[chrysalis]] is a blue-green color. The head, parts of the [[thorax]], and the [[abdomen]] are a bright yellow-green color. It is not known whether the chrysalis has a brown form or not. The [[chrysalis]] has a similar shape to that of the pipevine swallowtail's (''[[Battus philenor]]'') chrysalis. The [[imago]] (adult) is seen from March-November. It lives in [[pine]]-[[oak]] forests. == Host plants == The only known host plant the [[caterpillar]] feeds on is Watson's pipevine (''[[Aristolochia watsoni]]'').<ref name=Jim/> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat|Parides alopius}} {{wikispecies|Parides alopius}} *[http://www.butterfliesandmoth