Protesilaus is a genus of butterflies in the family Papilionidae. They are native to the Americas. Species Protesilaus aguiari (d'Almeida, 1937) Protesilaus earis (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) - Rothschild's swordtail Protesilaus glaucolaus (H. W. Bates, 1864) - Bates' swordtail Protesilaus helios (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) Protesilaus leucosilaus (J. Zikán, 1937) Protesilaus macrosilaus (Gray, [1853]) Protesilaus molops (Rothschild& and Jordan, 1906) Protesilaus orthosilaus (Weymer, 1899) Protesilaus protesilaus (Linnaeus, 1758) Protesilaus stenodesmus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) Protesilaus telesilaus (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1864) - telesilaus kite References External links BOA Images of types Papilionidae Papilionidae of South America Butterfly genera Taxa named by William John Swainson