Variable Cattleheart
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Subfamily:	Papilioninae
Genus:	Parides
Species:	P. erithalion
Binomial name
Parides erithalion (Boisduval, 1836)

The Variable Cattleheart (Parides erithalion) is a species of butterfly. It belongs in the family Papilionidae. It is found in North America and South America.^[1]

The upper side of the wings is black. The hind wing (bottom wing) has a row of red spots. The underside of the wings is also black. The hind wing has a row of pink and whitish-colored spots.^[1]

The eggs are a brownish color. The caterpillar is brownish-black. It has white and reddish-brown areas.

The Variable Cattleheart feeds on Aristolochia cordiflora.

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