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Papilio chiansiades

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.

The wingspan is 52−55 mm.

Subspecies

  • Papilio chiansiades chiansiades (Ecuador)
  • Papilio chiansiades maroni <small>Moreau, 1923</small> (French Guiana, Venezuela)
  • Papilio chiansiades dospassosi <small>Rütimeyer, 1969</small> (Colombia)
  • Papilio chiansiades mossi <small>(Brown, 1994)</small> (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.

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