Biology:Protographium agesilaus neosilaus

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Short description: Subspecies of butterfly


Protographium agesilaus neosilaus
BCA – Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera Vol 3 Tab 68.jpg
Eurytides species
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Papilionidae
Genus:
Protographium
Species:
P. agesilaus
Subspecies:
P. a. neosilaus
Trinomial name
Protographium agesilaus neosilaus
(Hopffer, 1866)
Synonyms[1]
  • Papilio neosilaus Hopffer, 1866
  • Eurytides agesilaus neosilaus

Protographium agesilaus neosilaus, the short-lined kite swallowtail, is a subspecies of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Mexico and Central America. The subspecies was first described by Carl Heinrich Hopffer in 1866.[1][2] Specimens are sold commercially to collectors.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Eurytides agesilaus neosilaus (Höpffer, 1865)". http://butterfliesofamerica.com/eurytides_agesilaus_neosilaus.htm. Retrieved 2015-03-08. 
  2. ↑ "Genus Eurytides". http://insecta.pro/taxonomy/13736. Retrieved 2015-03-08. 
  3. ↑ "Eurytides agesilaus neosilaus". http://new.esperanzainsects.com/specimens/butterflies-papilionidae/eurytides-agesilaus-neosilaus-hopffer-1865/80.php. Retrieved 2015-03-08. 

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