Parides zacynthus is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae.

Brazil, from Rio de Janeiro northwards, in two geographical forms.

— The northern form, from Pernambuco, Bahia and Rio Tapajos, is polymetus Godt.

The forewing is transparent at the apex and the female has no spot in the cell, or only a very small one.

[4] A full description is provided by Rothschild, W. and Jordan, K. (1906)[5] Parides zacynthus is a member of the aeneas species group.