Papilio xanthopleura is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Peru and Brazil.

[1] 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.

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