What is "battus"

Battus may refer to:

• Battus (butterfly), a genus of butterfly of the family Papilionidae
• Battus (trilobite), a synonym for several agnostid trilobites, now assigned to other genera

Battus is a New World genus of butterflies that are usually found around pipevine (genus Aristolochia) plants. The caterpillars feed off the poisonous pipevines, making the insects poisonous themselves; they taste very bad to ward off predators. Since birds avoid these butterflies, other swallowtail species mimic their coloration. The common North American species are Battus polydamas and Battus philenor.

Battus is a synonym for several agnostid trilobites, now assigned to other genera. __NOTOC__