Kingdom Animalia Family Papilionidae Genus Protesilaus Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Protesilaus stenodesmus, Protesilaus molops, Protesilaus macrosilaus, Protesilaus, Protesilaus telesilaus | ||
Protesilaus orthosilaus is a species of butterfly found in the Neotropical ecozone (the Mato Grosso of Brazil and also Paraguay).
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Description
Antenna yellow-brown, not black. Frons yellowish white at the sides. Forewing transparent: hindwing strongly dentate, above also with a median band, the postdiscal band and the black margin merged into a broad marginal band, the yellowish marginal and submarginal lunules smaller. Paraguay and Gojaz in Brazil; rare.
Status
Formerly believed to be rare, but has now been seen to occur over a very wide area of the Mato Grosso where it can be seen year round in the cerrado. Males are found in sandy areas and females seek nectar.
References
Protesilaus orthosilaus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA