Parides Childrenae Unimacula (Blue Form) (male) Ecuador
 
Parides childrenae, the green-celled cattleheart, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in southern North America and northern South America.  can observe this butterfly from Mexico until Colombia. The upperside of the wings is black. The male has a bright green patch and a small pale yellow subapical spot on the forewing. There is a red patch on the hindwing. The female has a small white patch on the trailing edge of the forewing and a few pale subapical spots. There is a band of red spots across the hindwing. The underside of the wings is also black. The male has small pale subapical spots on the forewing and a few red spots on the hindwing. The female's underside is the same as the upper side.  Parides childrenae is a butterfly from Neotropic ecozone (South America). The first description was in 1832 by Gray. The wingspan is about 9 – 10 cm. Parides childrenae is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The basic colour of this butterfly is black. Red spots and green areas dominate the wings. The hind wings have no tails.     
The fore wings are black. Next to the body there is a large green area with black veins. In the middle of the wing there is a yellow spot. The underside of Parides childrenae is dark-brown or black. Two yellow spots dominate the wing. The hind wings of Parides childrenae are black. The edge is wavy. A big, red spot dominates the wing. The underside is black. A red spot dominates the wing. The body (abdomen) is black. The thorax is black. The head is black. The underside of all parts is black and it has red spots.