''Byasa daemonius'' is a butterfly described by Sergei Alphéraky in 1895. It is found in Tibet and western China, that belongs to the windmills genus ''

Byasa Red-bodied swallowtails or ruby swallowtail ( due to the color ) are butterflies in the swallowtail family, that belong to the genera ''Atrophaneura'', ''Byasa'', ''Losaria'', or ''Pachliopta''. They are generally found in Asia ( Indomalayan ...

'', comprising tailed black

swallowtail butterflies Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful Butterfly, butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includes ...

with white spots and red submarginal crescents.

Subspecies

*''Byasa daemonius daemonius'' *''Byasa daemonius yunnana'' (Oberthür, 1907) (Yunnan)

Status

Very little information is available and none on current status. Further research is required.

References

* Byasa Butterflies described in 1895 Butterflies of Asia {{Papilionidae-stub