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Graphium marcellus group text is based on the older Rothschild and Jordan revision of the New World Papilionidae. Changes based on the DAlmeida listing have been noted. Also included are changes based on various articles. These changes are noted to comply with the taxonomy as published in 2004 by Gerardo Lamas in his checklist of Neotropical Lepidoptera. The Rothschild and Jordan text as modified by DAlmeida has been retained because for many years it was the only good source of information on this group. Many serious Neotropical Papilionidae collections in the world are based on the Rothschild and Jordan organization.

Graphium marcellus group contains the following ten species (an * indicates that this species is pictured):

SPECIES - - - - - LOCATION
Graphium marcellus* - Southeast and south USA
Graphium marcellinus* - Jamaica
Graphium celadon - Ubá
Graphium zonaria* - Haiti
Graphium philolaus* - Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras
Graphium xanticles* - Panama
Graphium obertheuri - Honduras
Graphium arcesilaus - Venezuela and Colombia (= anaxilaus)
Graphium epidaus* - Central America
Graphium bellerophon* - Brazil

Gerardo Lamas in his 2004 checklist of the Neotropical Lepidoptera made several changes to the above. He moved G. bellerophon from this group to the genus Eurytides; changed G. obertheuri to a hybrid between G. agesilaus and G. philolaus; and changed the name of G. arcesilaus to G. anaxilaus.

He changed the genus name to Protographium.

Taxonomy

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