Protesilaus macrosilaus
| Protesilaus macrosilaus |
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| Protesilaus macrosilaus penthesilaus |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
| Class: |
Insecta |
| Order: |
Lepidoptera |
| Family: |
Papilionidae |
| Subfamily: |
Papilioninae |
| Tribe: |
Leptocircini |
| Genus: |
Protesilaus |
| Species: |
P. macrosilaus |
| Binomial name |
Protesilaus macrosilaus
(Gray, [1853]) |
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| 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
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Protesilaus macrosilaus is a species of butterfly of the genus Protesilaus. It is found in Mexico, 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.M., Morris, M.G., IUCN, 1985 Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: the IUCN Red Data Book 1985 IUCN pdf
- Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 23, figure 14.
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