Butterfly information, please

[Matthew Shepherd]

Hi everyone,

I have recently had a request from a magazine (Discovery) which is looking for some information on a couple of butterflies. I posted this request on Entomo-L list last week, so I apologize if you are receiving it twice. (I have only just subscribed to Leps-L. If I had been a member last week this would have been the first place I would have posted the request!)

The magazine wants to write captions for photos, so doesn't need a lot of information, but for each of the two species would like to know the status, likely population size, obvious threats, and any unusual facts about them that would make an interesting caption.

The two butterflies are:
Anteos menippe (Pieridae). The photo the magazine will use was taken in Satipo, Peru. 
Papilio palinurus  (Papilionidae). The photo the magazine will use was taken in Boak, Philippines.
 
Thank you for any information you can pass on to me.

Best wishes,
    Matthew
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