- Protographium philolaus
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Protographium philolaus 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Papilionidae Genus: Protographium Species: P. philolaus Binomial name Protographium philolaus
(Boisduval, 1836)[1]Synonyms - Papilio philolaus Boisduval, 1836
- Eurytides philolaus
- Graphium philolaus
- Neographium philolaus
- Papilio philolaus ajax Eimer, 1889 (preocc. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Papilio philolaus nigrescens Eimer, 1889
- Papilio philolaus f. niger Eimer, 1889
- Papilio philolaus ab. felicis Fruhstorfer, 1904
- Eurytides philolaus f. vazquezae Beutelspacher, 1976
- Papilio xanticles Bates, 1863
- Papilio plaesiolaus Staudinger, 1884
- Papilio xanticles var. phileonra Haase, 1892
- Papilio xanticles f. scheba Rothschild & Jordan, 1906
- Eurytides xanticles
- Neographium xanticles
The Dark Zebra Swallowtail or Dark Kite-Swallowtail (Protographium philolaus) is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is found from southern Texas to northern South America.[2]
The wingspan is 90–95 mm. There are broad black bars on the upper surface of the forewings of the males. Females are similar, although some are almost completely black. Both sexes have long tails. Adults feed on flower nectar.
The larvae feed on Annonaceae species.
Subspecies
There are two recognised subspecies:
- Protographium philolaus philolaus (Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica, southern Texas)
- Protographium philolaus xanticles (Bates, 1863) (Panama, northern Colombia, northern Venezuela)
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