Chaetopleura papilio, the hairy chiton, is a species of chiton in the family Chaetopleuridae. It is a marine mollusc.
This species is found from the central Namibian coast to False Bay in South Africa, intertidally to at least .
The hairy chiton has brown and black banded valves. A darker stripe runs down the centre of the valves. It can grow up to in total length. The girdle is covered with black spines.
This is a solitary animal.