Battus lycidas is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae native to the Neotropical realm.

Wings are basically black, with yellow markings and a greenish structure-colour.

[2] Adults fly in May and June visiting flowers of Warscewiczia coccinea (Rubiaceae) and blooms of Vochysia guatemalensis (Vochysiaceae).

This species can be found from Mexico to northern Bolivia and southern Pará, Brazil.

[2] These butterflies prefer the canopy, the margins of streams and clearings, at an elevation of 0–800 metres (0–2,625 ft) above sea level.