Papilio epenetus (Hewitson, 1861)

Pichincha, Rio Toachi, Ecuador 1900 meters; June 1969 Pichincha, Rio Toachi, Ecuador 1900 meters; May 2004 female
Pichincha, Rio Toachi, Ecuador 1900 meters female underside

     Confined to a small region of Western Ecuador, in mountain valleys. Not common and quite local, it is under threat as habitat destruction continues for agriculture.