''Protesilaus'' is a genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
in the family
Papilionidae
Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful Butterfly, butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includ ...
. They are native to the
Americas
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.
Species
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Protesilaus aguiari
''Protesilaus aguiari '' is a species of butterfly found in the Neotropical realm in the Brazilian states of Pará and Amazonas.
Status
No known threats.
References
Further reading
*D'Abrera, B. (1981). ''Butterflies of the Neotropical Regi ...
''
(d'Almeida, 1937)
* ''
Protesilaus earis''
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) - Rothschild's swordtail
* ''
Protesilaus glaucolaus''
(H. W. Bates, 1864) - Bates' swordtail
* ''
Protesilaus helios''
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)
* ''
Protesilaus leucosilaus''
(J. Zikán, 1937)
* ''
Protesilaus macrosilaus''
(Gray, 853
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Events
By place Byzantine Empire
* May 22 – A Byzantine fleet (85 ships and 5,000 men) sacks and destroys the port city of Damietta, lo ...
* ''
Protesilaus molops''
(Rothschild& and Jordan, 1906)
* ''
Protesilaus orthosilaus''
(Weymer, 1899)
* ''
Protesilaus protesilaus''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''
Protesilaus stenodesmus''
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)
* ''
Protesilaus telesilaus''
(C. Felder & R. Felder, 1864) - telesilaus kite
References
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External links
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Papilionidae
Papilionidae of South America
Butterfly genera
Taxa named by William Swainson
Taxa described in 1832
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