title: Parides quadratus
text: # Parides quadratus
  
  Parides quadratus is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Brazil and Peru.
  
  ## Description
  
  Forewing long; hindwing in both sexes with a band consisting of yellowish-white spots on the disc close to the cell, and on the under surface in addition with a red spot at the hind angle. In the name-typical form quadratus the forewing has a yellowish-white spot before the second median. In spoliatus Staudinger neither sex has a spot on the forewing.
  
  ## Taxonomy
  
  Parides quadratus is a member of the chabrias species group
  
  The members are
  
  * Parides chabrias
  * Parides coelus
  * Parides hahneli
  * Parides mithras
  * Parides pizarro
  * Parides quadratus
  
  ## Status
  
  A rare species.
  
  ## Subspecies
  
  * Parides quadratus quadratus (Brazil: eastern Amazonas)
  * Parides quadratus spoliatus (Staudinger, 1898) (Brazil: western Amazonas, northern Peru)
  