Colombia; Guiana; Lower Amazon; East Peru; perhaps more widely distributed.

Two subspecies: — phosphorus Bates (3c) occurs in British Guiana and at the Lower Amazon.

The green spot on the forewing of the male is narrow and separated from the cell.

The forewing of the female has a row of 4 white spots on the grey-green area (always?).

Forewing of the female with two white spots; the posterior spots of the hindwing large[1] A full description is provided by Rothschild, W. and Jordan, K. (1906)[2] Parides phosphorus is a member of the anchises species group[3] The members are