Taxon profile

genus

Protesilaus Swainson, 1832

kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Arthropoda - arthropods » class Insecta - insects » order Lepidoptera - butterflies and moths » family Papilionidae - swallowtails and apollos » tribus Leptocircini - Kite Swallowtails

Scientific synonyms

Cosmodesmus Haase, 1891

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Type taxon:	Papilio protesilaus Linnaeus, 1758

Included taxa

Number of records: 13

species Protesilaus aguiari (d'Almeida, 1937)

species Protesilaus earis (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)

species Protesilaus exiguus Winhard, 2018

species Protesilaus glaucolaus (Bates, 1864) - Glaucolaus Kite Swallowtail

species Protesilaus helios (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)

species Protesilaus leucosilaus (Zikán, 1937)

species Protesilaus macrosilaus (G. Gray, 1853)

species Protesilaus molops (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)

species Protesilaus orthosilaus (Weymer, 1899)

species Protesilaus penthesilaus (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865) - Five-striped Kite-Swallowtail

species Protesilaus protesilaus (Linnaeus, 1758)

species Protesilaus stenodesmus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)

species Protesilaus telesilaus (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1864)

Links and literature

The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [1180600]

Rees, T. (compiler): The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [https://www.irmng.org] [as Protesilaus Swainson, 1832]
Data retrieved on: 30 November 2019

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