About Graphium chironides (Honrath, 1884)
This species, Graphium chironides, is very similar in color and marking arrangement to Graphium eurypylus, particularly its races jason and axion (with the greatest similarity to axion). On the upperside of the wings, all anterior markings have a strong yellow tint, and the individual spots and patches that make up the discal band on both the forewing and hindwing are clearly separated from each other. On the hindwing, the apical spot in the subterminal series is always white, unlike the pale green color of the other spots in this series, and it is very often elongated and diffuse. On the underside, the forewing is very similar to that of Graphium eurypylus race axion. The hindwing has the following silvery white markings: a moderately broad basal band extends from the costa across the wing, and along the dorsum to the tornal angle. It also has broad elongated streaks in the cell, and in interspaces 2 and 3; a small spot at the base of interspace 4; a larger, inwardly conical elongated spot at the base of interspace 6; a very large quadrate spot in interspace 7; and an elongated spot similar to the one in interspace 6 that is outwardly rather than inwardly conical in the remaining interspace. Interior to these last two spots are two broad lunular spots in interspaces 7 and 8. All anterior basal markings have a strong silky yellow tint. On the outer half of the wing, there is a postdiscal series of orange yellow markings, and a complete subterminal series of silvery-white spots; the upper two of these spots also have short, narrow streaks of the same color below them in their interspaces. The antennae, head, and thorax are black; the thorax has dark greyish pubescence. The abdomen is brownish black; on the underside and along the lateral sides of the abdomen, it is marked and streaked with white.
