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Protesilaus Swainson, [1832]
Protesilaus Swainson, [1832]; Zool. Illustr. (2) 3 (21): pl. 93, TS: Papilio protesilaus Linnaeus
Cosmodesmus Haase, [1891]; Bibl. zool., Heft 8 (Erster Th., Lief. 1): 15, TS: Papilio protesilaus Linnaeus
= ; [NL4A, 88]
Protesilaus (Leptocircini) ; [NL4A, 88]

Protesilaus aguiari (d'Almeida, 1937)
Brazil(Pará, Amazonas). See [About maps] Iphiclides aguiari d'Almeida, 1937; , TL: Brazil, Pará
Papilio aristosilaus Zikán, 1937; , TL: Brazil, Amazonas
= ; [NL4A, #22]
Eurytides aquiari ;
Protesilaus aguiari ; [NL4A, #22]

Protesilaus leucosilaus (Zikán, 1937)
Brazil(Amazonas). See [About maps] Papilio leucosilaus Zikán, 1937; , TL: Brazil, Amazonas
Eurytides leucosilaus ;
Protesilaus leucosilaus ; [NL4A, #26]

Protesilaus glaucolaus (Bates, 1864)
-. See [About maps] Papilio glaucolaus Bates, 1864; Ent. mon. Mag. 1 (1): 4, TL: Panama
Eurytides glaucolaus ; [BOW: pl. 23, f. 9 (text only)]
Protesilaus glaucolaus ; [NL4A, #24]
Costa Rica - Venezuela, Panama Protesilaus glaucolaus glaucolaus ; [NL4A, #24a]
P. g. leucas (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)
Venezuela - Peru, Brazil Papilio glaucolaus leucas Rothschild & Jordan, 1906; Novit. Zool. 13 (3): (411-752), TL: Rio Chuchuras [Peru]
Protesilaus glaucolaus leucas ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #24b]
P. g. melaenus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)
Colombia Papilio glaucolaus melaenus Rothschild & Jordan, 1906; Novit. Zool. 13 (3): (411-752), TL: Rio Dagua [Colombia]
Protesilaus glaucolaus melaenus ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #24c]

Protesilaus molops (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)
-. See [About maps] Papilio molops Rothschild & Jordan, 1906; Novit. Zool. 13 (3): (411-752), TL: NW. Ecuador, Rio Cyapas
Eurytides molops ;
Protesilaus molops ; [NL4A, #28]
Ecuador, Colombia Protesilaus molops molops ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #28a]
P. m. hetaerius (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)
Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Surinam, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil Papilio molops hetaerius Rothschild & Jordan, 1906; Novit. Zool. 13 (3): (411-752), TL: Saramacca R. Surinam
Protesilaus molops hetaerius ; [NL4A, #28b]; [EcuL]
P. m. megalurus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)
Brazil(Minas Gerais) Papilio molops megalurus Rothschild & Jordan, 1906; Novit. Zool. 13 (3): (411-752), TL: Brazil, Minas Gerais
Protesilaus molops megalurus ; [NL4A, #28c]

Protesilaus macrosilaus (Gray, [1853])
-. See [About maps] Papilio macrosilaus Gray, [1853]; , TL: Honduras
Eurytides macrosilaus ;
Protesilaus macrosilaus ; [NL4A, #27]
Guatemala - Nicaragua Papilio duodecimus Röber, 1927
= ; [NL4A, #27a]
Eurytides protesilaus macrosilaus ;
Protesilaus macrosilaus macrosilaus ; [NL4A, #27a]
P. m. leucones (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)
Colombia, ... Papilio protesilaus leucones Rothschild & Jordan, 1906; Novit. Zool. 13 (3): (411-752), TL: Colombia
Eurytides protesilaus leucones ;
Protesilaus macrosilaus leucones ; [NL4A, #27b]
P. m. penthesilaus (C. & R. Felder, 1865)
Mexico, ... Papilio penthesilaus C. & R. Felder, 1865; Reise Fregatte Novara, Lep. Rhop. (1): 52, pl. 1, f. c, TL: Mexico
Papilio penthesilaus C. & R. Felder, 1864; (nom. nud.), TL: Mexico
Eurytides macrosilaus penthesilaus, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Eurytides macrosilaus penthesilaus, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Papilio penthesilaus ; Godman & Salvin, [1890], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 214, 3: pl. 68, f. 7
Eurytides macrosilaus penthesilaus ;
Protesilaus macrosilaus penthesilaus ; [NL4A, #27c]
[penthesilaus-1.jpg] 763x612 (~52Kb) Belize, Central America, Photo © John Shuey


Protesilaus protesilaus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mexico - Paraguay. See [About maps] Papilio protesilaus Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 463, TL: "America septentrionali" [South America, Guianas?]
Papilio protesilaus ; Godman & Salvin, [1890], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 213, 3: pl. 68, f. 6
Eurytides protesilaus ; [BOW: pl. 24, f. 3]
Protesilaus protesilaus ; [NL4A, #30]
[protesilaus.jpg] 425x567 (~48Kb) Plate No. 43 © MERIAN

Venezuela - Bolivia, Peru, Brazil(Săo Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, ...) Papilio leilus Swainson, [1832]; Zool. Illustr. (2) 3 (21): pl. 93 (repl.), TL: "N.Amer."
= ; [NL4A, #30a]
Papilio theogenus Ehrmann, 1919; , TL: Peru
= ; [NL4A, #30a]
Iphiclides (Papilio) embrikstrandi d'Almeida, 1936; , TL: Brazil, Săo Paulo
= ; [NL4A, #30a]
Papilio nigrifrons Zikán, 1937; , TL: Brazil, Săo Paulo
= ; [NL4A, #30a]
Papilio pseudosilaus Zikán, 1937; , TL: Brazil, Săo Paulo
= ; [NL4A, #30a]
Iphiclides travassosi d'Almeida, 1938; , TL: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
= ; [NL4A, #30a]
Papilio agathosilaus Zikán, 1938; , TL: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
= ; [NL4A, #30a]
Graphium protesilaus protesilaus ; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (3): 157
Eurytides embrikstrandi ; [EBW (name only)]
Eurytides travassosi ; [EBW (name only)]
Protesilaus protesilaus protesilaus ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #30a]
P. p. dariensis (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)
Costa Rica, Panama Papilio protesilaus dariensis Rothschild & Jordan, 1906; Novit. Zool. 13 (3): (411-752), TL: Panama
Papilio macrosilaus Boisduval, 1870; (preocc. Gray, 1853), TL: Costa Rica
= ; [NL4A, #30c]
Papilio diotimus Ehrmann, 1919; , TL: "Colombia"
= ; [NL4A, #30c]
Protesilaus protesilaus dariensis ; [NL4A, #30c]
Eurytides protesilaus dariensis ; [BCR, 78]

Larva on Annona [BCR]

P. p. archesilaus (C. & R. Felder, 1865)
Peru, Colombia Papilio archesilaus C. & R. Felder, 1865; Reise Fregatte Novara, Lep. Rhop. (1): 52, pl. 1, f. c, TL: Nova Granada, Bogotá
Papilio protesilaus rubrocinctus Eimer, 1889; , TL: Colombia
= ; [NL4A, #30b]
Papilio pumilus Röber, 1926; , TL: Colombia
= ; [NL4A, #30b]
(Cosmodesmus) ab. reducta (Dufrane, 1946) (Papilio); , TL: Colombia
= ; [NL4A, #30b]
Protesilaus protesilaus archesilaus ; [NL4A, #30b]; [EcuL]
P. p. nigricornis (Staudinger, 1884)
Paraguay, Brazil(Săo Paulo, ...) protesilaus nigricornis (Staudinger, 1884) (Papilio); , TL: Brazil, Săo Paulo
Protesilaus protesilaus nigricornis ; [NL4A, #30d]

Protesilaus helios (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)
S.Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina, Săo Paulo, Rio de Janeiro), Argentina. See [About maps] Papilio helios Rothschild & Jordan, 1906; Novit. Zool. 13 (3): (411-752), TL: Brazil, Paraná
f. sexfasciatus (Hoffmann, 1934) (Papilio); , TL: Brazil, Santa Catarina
= ; [NL4A, #25]
Papilio jordani Zikán, 1937; (preocc. Fruhstorfer, 1906), TL: Brazil, Săo Paulo
= ; [NL4A, #25]
Papilio rothschildianus Zikán, 1937; (preocc. Fruhstorfer, 1909), TL: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
= ; [NL4A, #25]
Papilio fuscicornis Zikán, 1938; (repl. name), TL: Brazil(Săo Paulo)
= ; [NL4A, #25]
Papilio gualterius Zikán, 1938; (repl. name), TL: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
= ; [NL4A, #25]
Graphium helios ; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (3): 157
Eurytides helios ;
Protesilaus helios ; [NL4A, #25]

Protesilaus orthosilaus (Weymer, 1899)
Brazil(Mato Grosso), Paraguay. See [About maps] Papilio orthosilaus Weymer, 1899; , TL: Paraguay
Papilio ampliornatus Röber, 1925; , TL: Brazil, Mato Grosso
= ; [NL4A, #29]
Eurytides orthosilaus ;
Protesilaus orthosilaus ; [NL4A, #29]

Protesilaus earis (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)
Ecuador. See [About maps] Papilio earis Rothschild & Jordan, 1906; Novit. Zool. 13 (3): (411-752), TL: Ecuador, Zamora [Zamura?]
Graphium earis ; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (3): 157
Eurytides earis ; [BOW: pl. 23, f. 14 (text only)]
Protesilaus earis ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #23]

Protesilaus stenodesmus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)
SE.Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina. See [About maps] Papilio stenodesmus Rothschild & Jordan, 1906; Novit. Zool. 13 (3): (411-752), TL: Paraguay
Eurytides stenodesmus ; [BOW: pl. 24, f. 6]
Protesilaus stenodesmus ; [NL4A, #31]

Protesilaus telesilaus (C. & R. Felder, 1864)
Peru, Colombia - Paraguay, Bolivia. See [About maps] Papilio telesilaus C. & R. Felder, 1864; , TL: "Amazonia, Nova Granada, Brasilia austral."
Papilio telesilaus ; Godman & Salvin, [1890], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 215
Eurytides telesilaus ; [BOW: pl. 23, f. 14]
Protesilaus telesilaus ; [NL4A, #32]
Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil(Amazonas, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro) Papilio protesilaus domitor Fruhstorfer, 1907; , TL: Brazil, Espírito Santo; Rio de Janeiro
= ; [NL4A, #32a]
Protesilaus telesilaus telesilaus ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #32a]
P. t. dolius (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)
Panama, Colombia Papilio telesilaus dolius Rothschild & Jordan, 1906; Novit. Zool. 13 (3): (411-752), TL: Rio Dagua, West Colombia
protesilaus var. macrosilaus (Bates, 1863) (Papilio); (preocc. Gray, 1853), TL: Panama
= ; [NL4A, #32b]
Protesilaus telesilaus dolius ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #32b]
P. t. salobrensis (d'Almeida, 1941)
Brazil(Mato Grosso, ...) telesilaus salobrensis (d'Almeida, 1941) (Iphiclides); , TL: Brazil, Mato Grosso
Protesilaus telesilaus salobrensis ; [NL4A, #32c]
P. t. vitellus (Fruhstorfer, 1907)
Brazil(Paraná, Santa Catarina, ...) telesilaus vitellus (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (Papilio); , TL: Brazil, Paraná
telesilaus f. sexfasciatus (Hoffmann, 1934) (Papilio); , TL: Brazil, Santa Catarina
= ; [NL4A, #32d]
telesilaus f. crocatus (Zikán, 1937) (Papilio); , TL: Brazil, Santa Catarina
= ; [NL4A, #32d]
Protesilaus telesilaus vitellus ; [NL4A, #32d]


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References:
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automaticly generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[BCA]
electronic; BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
[BCR]
DeVries, Philip J.; The Butterflies of Costa Rica; Vol. I: Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae
[BOA]
Interactive Listing of American Butterflies; Listado Interactivo de la Mariposas Americanas; Butterflies of America
[BOW]
Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X
[EcuL]
Tommaso & Luigi Racheli, 2001; An annotated list of Ecuadorian Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae); Fragmenta entomologica 33 (2): 213-380
[ILMB]
Interactive Listing of Mexican Butterflies
[JLS]
Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society; the original J. Lep. Soc. articles
[John Shuey]
e-mail: jshuey at tnc.org; Director of Conservation Science; Indiana Office of The Nature Conservancy; http://www.nature.org
[LAMAS-NEO]
Gerardo Lamas; Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[MERIAN]
Merian, M. S., 1705; Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium. Of te verandering der Surinaamsche insecten. Waar in de Surinaamsche rupsen en wormen met alle des zelfs veranderingen, na het leven afgebeeld en beschreeven worden, zynde elk geplaast op die gewassen, bloemen en vruchten, daar sy op gevonden zyn; waar in ook de generatie der kirkvorschen, wonderbaare padden, hagedissen, slangen, spinnen en mieren werden vertoond en beschreeven, alles in America na het leven en levensgroote geschildert en beschreeven; pp. 1-60, pl. 1-60; Image from Francisco Welter-Schultes
[NL4A]
Gerardo Lamas, 2004; Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part 4A; Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea


Some related literature:
Bates, 1864
New species of butterflies from Guatemala and Panama, collected by Osbert Salvin and F. du Cane Godman, Esqs. Ent. mon. Mag. 1 (1): 1-6 (1864), (2): 31-35 (1864), (3): 55-59 (1864), (4): 81-85 (1864), (5): 113-116 (1864), (6): 126-131 (1864), (7): 161-164 (1864), (8): 178-180 (1865), (9): 202-205 (1865)
Brown & Mielke, 1967
Lepidoptera of the Central Brazil Plateau. I. Preliminary list of Rhopalocera (continued) J. Lep. Soc. 21 (3): 145-168
C. & R. Felder, 1865
Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte "Novara" - Zoolog. 2 (2). Lepidoptera 1. Rhopalocera "1864" Reise Fregatte Novara, Lep. Rhop. (1): Heft (1), 1-136, pls. 1-21
Godman & Salvin, [1890]
Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. (1887-1901) Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 1-782, 3: pl. 1-112
Linnaeus, 1758
Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: -
Rothschild & Jordan, 1906
A revision of the American Papilios Novit. Zool. 13 (3): 411-752, pl. 4-9
Swainson, [1832]
Zoological illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities. Second series Zool. Illustr. (2) 1: 1-30, pl. 1-30 (1829), 31-45, pl. 31-45 (1830), 2 (11): 46-50, pl. 46-50, 2 (12): 51-55, pl. 51-55, 2 (13): 56-60, pl. 56-60, 2 (14): 61-65, pl. 61-65, 2 (15): 66-70, pl. 66-70, 2 (16): 71-75, pl. 71-75, 2 (17): 76-80, pl. 76-80, 2 (18): 81-85, pl. 81-85 (1831), 2 (19): 86-90, pl. 86-90, 2 (20): 91, pl. 91 (1832), 3 (21): 92-96, pl. 92-96 (1832), 3 (22): 97-101, pl. 97-101, 3 (23): 102-106, pl. 102-106, 3 (24): 107-111, pl. 107-111, 3 (25): 112-116, pl. 112-116, 3 (26): 117-121, pl. 117-121, 3 (27): 122-126, pl. 122-126, 3 (28): 127-131, pl. 127-131, 3 (29): 132-136, pl. 132-136 (1833)


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