Papilio xanthopleura is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Peru and Brazil.Papilio at Funet
Description Sides of the abdomen yellow; under surface of the hindwing, without discal band, the red submarginal spots large. The female in two forms: female -f. xanthopleura is similar to the male, while female-f. diaphora Stgr. has a large pale yellow area on the upperside of the forewing.Jordan, K., in Seitz, A. ( 1907) . The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1-45
References
Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World Page 25, figure 16.
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