Protesilaus macrosilaus
| Protesilaus macrosilaus | |
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| Protesilaus macrosilaus penthesilaus | |
| 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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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.
External links
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- Savela, Markku. "Protesilaus". funet.fi. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- BOA Images of types
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