Protesilaus helios

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Protesilaus helios
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Protesilaus helios and related species
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Protesilaus
Species:
P. helios
Binomial name
Protesilaus helios
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) [1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio heliosRothschild & Jordan, 1906
  • Papilio helios f. sexfasciatusHoffmann, 1934
  • Papilio jordani Zikán, 1937 (preocc. Fruhstorfer, 1906)
  • Papilio rothschildianus Zikán, 1937 (preocc. Fruhstorfer, 1909)
  • Papilio fuscicornisZikán, 1938
  • Papilio gualteriusZikán, 1938

Protesilaus helios is a species of butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Neotropical realm.

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Description

Antenna and frons brownish black as in Protesilaus protesilaus nigricornis . Wings brownish; forewing transparent; hindwing more sharply dentate than in Protesilaus protesilaus nigricornis, the black postdiscal band straight, not interrupted posteriorly as in the Protesilaus protesilaus forms, the marginal and submarginal bands yellowish. Under surface more yellow than upper; the red line of the hindwing distally edged with white. Dorsal edge of the harpe not dilated into a large tooth, the apex of the harpe pointed, ventral process not denticulate. [2]

Distribution

It is found in southern Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro) and Argentina.

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References

  1. Protesilaus at funet
  2. Jordan, K., in Seitz, A. ( 1907) . The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1-45 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .