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