Papilio chiansiades is a swallowtail butterfly from the Papilioninae subfamily. It is found in the Neotropical realm (South America).
Description On the upper surface of the forewing before the hindmargin a large yellowish white spot; on the hindwing posteriorly some red discal and submarginal spots, the spots of the two rows separated from one another; the tooth of the 3. radial prolonged into a short pointed tail.Jordan, K., in Seitz, A. ( 1907) . The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1-45
The wingspan is 52−55 mm.
Subspecies Papilio chiansiades chiansiades (Ecuador) Papilio chiansiades maroni Moreau, 1923 (French Guiana, Venezuela) Papilio chiansiades dospassosi Rütimeyer, 1969 (Colombia) Papilio chiansiades mossi (Brown, 1994) (Brazil)
Taxonomy Papilio chiansiades is a member of the anchisiades species group
References
Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World Page 24, figure 17.
External links
Butterfly Corner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien Insecta pro