Protographium agesilaus autosilaus Insect Tropical Butterfly Papilionid Swallowtail

Description

Sex : M

Origin : Peru (Tingo Maria)

Protographium agesilaus autosilaus one wing lenght cm 3.5-4
Insect Tropical Butterfly Papilionid Swallowtail.
Common name: The Short-Lined Kite Swallowtail.
Syn. Papilio agesilaus, Papilio conon, Papilio arnapes, Papilio neosilaus, Papilio glaucolaus, Eurytides agesilaus, Neographium agesilaus, Papilio arnapes, Papilio autosilaus.

Protographium agesilaus (Guérin-Méneville & Percheron, 1835) is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Papilionidae.
It is named in the classical tradition: Agesilaus was an ancient Greek king.
It has a wingspan of about 70–80 millimetres (2.8–3.1 in). The forewings are triangular shaped and the hindwings are adorned with a long sword-like tails.
Larvae feed on Rollinia emarginata.
This species is mainly present in Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia and Paraguay.
Subspecies:
Protographium agesilaus agesilaus (Colombia, northern Venezuela)
Protographium agesilaus eimeri (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) (Costa Rica, Panama, western Colombia)
Protographium agesilaus fortis (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) (western Mexico)
Protographium agesilaus neosilaus (Hopffer, 1866) (Mexico to Nicaragua)
Protographium agesilaus autosilaus (Bates, 1861) (Venezuela to Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
Protographium agesilaus montanum (Küppers, 1974) (northern Peru)
Protographium agesilaus viridis (Röber, 1926) (northern Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay)