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 Moreau, 1923 (French Guiana, Venezuela)
 * Papilio chiansiades dospassosi Rütimeyer, 1969 (Colombia)
 * Papilio chiansiades mossi (Brown, 1994) (Brazil)