''Protesilaus helios'' is a species of

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises ...

of the family

Papilionidae Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful 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 includes the larges ...

. It is found in the

Neotropical realm The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In bi ...

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 ''Protesilaus protesilaus'' is a species of butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Neotropical realm. Diagnostic characters Bands one and two of the hindwing usually extend beyond the second submedian, band four mostly goes b ...

'' 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.Jordan, K., in Seitz, A. ( 1907) . The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1-45

Distribution

It is found in southern Brazil ( Paraná, Santa Catarina,

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and

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) and

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References

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Butterflies of America
Butterflies described in 1906 Papilionidae {{Papilionidae-stub