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