Protesilaus (butterfly) explained
Protesilaus is a genus of butterflies in the family Papilionidae. They are native to the Americas.
Species
- Protesilaus aguiari (d'Almeida, 1937)
- Protesilaus earis (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) - Rothschild's swordtail
- Protesilaus glaucolaus (H. W. Bates, 1864) - Bates' swordtail
- Protesilaus helios (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)
- Protesilaus leucosilaus (J. Zikán, 1937)
- Protesilaus macrosilaus (Gray, [1853])
- Protesilaus molops (Rothschild& and Jordan, 1906)
- Protesilaus orthosilaus (Weymer, 1899)
- Protesilaus protesilaus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Protesilaus stenodesmus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)
- Protesilaus telesilaus (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1864) - telesilaus kite
References
- Book: Lamas . Gerardo . Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part4A Hesperioidea–Papilionoidea . 2004 . Scientific Publishers, Inc . Gainesville, Florida . 0-945417-28-4 . 88.
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