Protesilaus macrosilaus
Protesilaus macrosilaus penthesilaus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Subfamily:	Papilioninae
Tribe:	Leptocircini
Genus:	Protesilaus
Species:	P. macrosilaus
Binomial name
Protesilaus macrosilaus (Gray, [1853])
Synonyms
Papilio protesilaus var. macrosilaus Gray, [1853] Papilio duodecimus Röber, 1927 Papilio protesilaus leucones Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 Papilio penthesilaus C. & R. Felder, 1865 Papilio penthesilaus C. & R. Felder, 1864 Protesilaus marcosilaus

Protesilaus macrosilaus is a species of butterfly of the genus Protesilaus. It is found in Mexico, from Guatemala to Nicaragua and in Colombia.

• Protesilaus macrosilaus macrosilaus (Guatemala to Nicaragua)
• Protesilaus macrosilaus leucones (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) (Colombia)
• Protesilaus macrosilaus penthesilaus (C. & R. Felder, 1865) (Mexico)

• Lamas, Gerardo (2004). Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part4A Hesperioidea–Papilionoidea. Gainsville, Florida: Scientific Publishers, Inc. p. 88. ISBN 0-945417-28-4.
• Collins, N.M., Morris, M.G., IUCN, 1985 Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: the IUCN Red Data Book 1985 IUCN pdf
• Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 23, figure 14.

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• Savela, Markku. "Protesilaus". funet.fi. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
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