The fore wings are yellowish. The outer part of the wing is darkbrown and contains a thin yellow strip. Four darkbrown stripes dominate the wing. Next to the body there is a darkbrown area. The underside of Graphium aristeus is very similar to the upside.
The hind wings of Graphium aristeus are yellowish and they have long tails. The edge is wavy. The outer part of the wing is darkbrown and contains a chain of yellow spots. The inner edge is darkbrown. In the middle of the wing there is a darkbrown strip. The underside is very similar to the upside. But, a chain of red spots dominates the wing.
The body (abdomen) is black. The thorax and the head are also black. The underside of all parts is yellow.
Similar species
60-70 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishChain Swordtail EnglishFive-barred Swordtail 
ไทยหางดาบลายขีด 
中文芒绿凤蝶
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Arisbe aristeus Stoll, 1780
- Subspecies
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Species Author Graphium (Pathysa) aristeus anticrates Doubleday, 1846 Graphium (Pathysa) aristeus aristeus (Stoll, [1780]) Graphium (Pathysa) aristeus hainanensis (I. Chou & M.B. Gu, 1994) Graphium (Pathysa) aristeus hermocrates (Felder & Felder, 1865) Graphium (Pathysa) aristeus parmatus Gray, 1853 Graphium (Pathysa) aristeus paron (Godman & Salvin, 1879)
- Graphium (Pathysa) aristeus is a member of the clade Graphium antiphates:
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Species Author Graphium (Pathysa) agetes (Westwood, 1843) Graphium (Pathysa) androcles (Boisduval, 1836) Graphium (Pathysa) antiphates (Cramer, [1776]) Graphium (Pathysa) aristeus (Stoll, [1780]) Graphium (Pathysa) decolor (Staudinger, 1888) Graphium (Pathysa) dorcus de Haan, 1840 Graphium (Pathysa) epaminondas (Oberthür, 1879) Graphium (Pathysa) euphrates (C. & R. Felder, 1862) Graphium (Pathysa) euphratoides Eimer, 1889 Graphium (Pathysa) nomius (Esper, [1799]) Graphium (Pathysa) rhesus (Boisduval, 1836) Graphium (Pathysa) stratiotes (Grose-Smith, 1897)
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies of India Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy
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 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
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