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Protesilaus orthosilaus

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Protesilaus orthosilaus is a species of butterfly found in the Neotropical realm (the Mato Grosso of Brazil and also Paraguay).

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.[2]

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

  1. ^ Protesilaus at Funet
  2. ^ Karl Jordan, 1916 Papilio In A. Seitz (editor), Macrolepidoptera of the world,vol. 5: 617–738. Stuttgart: Alfred Kernen [1] also available as pdf
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Protesilaus orthosilaus: Brief Summary

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Protesilaus orthosilaus is a species of butterfly found in the Neotropical realm (the Mato Grosso of Brazil and also Paraguay).

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