Battus polystictus (Butler, 1874)

Rio Vermelho, 850 meters, Sao Bento del Sur, Santa Catarina, Brasil; 1/80. male darker than average specimen Rio Vermelho, 850 meters, Sao Bento del Sur, Santa Catarina, Brasil; 1/80. Female 
Rio de Janiero, Brasil ssp galenus

   Confined to SE Brasil ( states of ES to SP) as ssp galenas ( in mountains) south to Paraguay, Uruguay, and Buenos Aires (nominate ssp). Not uncommon.