Parides ascanius (Cramer, 1775)

Rio de Janiero, Brazil; 8/58  female Rio de Janiero, Brazil; 8/58  male
Rio de Janiero, Brazil;   male  Aberation

 Very limited range in SE Brazil around Rio De Janiero in coastal swamps. Habitat is under intense developmental pressure and this species is threatened with extinction. Only a few remaining colonies are known. Protected in Brazil (since the  1980's?)