Protesilaus macrosilaus

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Protesilaus macrosilaus
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Protesilaus macrosilaus penthesilaus
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P. macrosilaus
Binomial name
Protesilaus macrosilaus
(Gray, [1853])
Synonyms
  • Papilio protesilaus var. macrosilaus Gray, [1853]
  • Papilio duodecimus Röber, 1927
  • Papilio protesilaus leucones Rothschild & Jordan, 1906
  • Papilio penthesilaus C. & R. Felder, 1865
  • Papilio penthesilaus C. & R. Felder, 1864
  • Protesilaus marcosilaus

Protesilaus macrosilaus is a species of butterfly of the genus Protesilaus. It is found in Mexico and from Guatemala to Nicaragua and in Colombia.

Subspecies[]

  • Protesilaus macrosilaus macrosilaus (Guatemala to Nicaragua)
  • Protesilaus macrosilaus leucones (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) (Colombia)
  • Protesilaus macrosilaus penthesilaus (C. & R. Felder, 1865) (Mexico)

References[]

  • Lamas, Gerardo (2004). Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part4A Hesperioidea–Papilionoidea. Gainesville, Florida: Scientific Publishers, Inc. p. 88. ISBN 0-945417-28-4.
  • Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  • Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 23, figure 14.

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