Protesilaus | |
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Protesilaus stenodesmus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Tribe: | Leptocircini |
Genus: | Protesilaus Swainson, [1832] |
Species | |
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Protesilaus is a genus of butterflies in the family Papilionidae. They are native to the Americas.
Papilio is a genus in the swallowtail butterfly family, Papilionidae, as well as the only representative of the tribe Papilionini. The word papilio is Latin for butterfly.
Graphium is a genus of mostly tropical swallowtail butterflies commonly known as swordtails, kite swallowtails, or ladies. Native to Eurasia, Africa, and Oceania, the genus is represented by over 100 species. Their colouration is as variable as the habitats they frequent; from rainforest to savannah. Some possess tails which may be long and swordlike, while others lack any hindwing extensions. Graphium species are often sighted at mud puddles.
Papilio fuscus, the Canopus swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae, that is found on Timor, northern Australia, and New Guinea.
Eurytides is a genus of butterflies in the family Papilionidae, found in North, Central, and South America.
Papilio menatius is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae.
Parides gundlachianus, the Cuban cattleheart, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is an endemic species found only in Cuba. The name honours the Cuban naturalist Juan Gundlach.
Protesilaus telesilaus is a species of butterfly of the genus Protesilaus. It is native to the Americas.
Protesilaus stenodesmus is a species of butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It was first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1906. It is found in south-eastern Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.
Parides echemon is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Neotropical realm.
Parides neophilus, the spear-winged cattleheart, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Neotropical realm.
Protesilaus protesilaus is a species of butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Neotropical realm.
Protesilaus macrosilaus is a species of butterfly of the genus Protesilaus. It is found in Mexico and from Guatemala to Nicaragua and in Colombia.
Protesilaus earis, the Rothschild's swordtail, is a species of butterfly found in the Neotropical realm.
Protesilaus glaucolaus is a species of butterfly found in the Neotropical realm
Protesilaus molops is a species of butterfly found in the Neotropical realm.