Narrative

Graphium thyastes 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. Included also are changes based on various articles. The changes have been 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 retaiined 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 thyastes group contains several species that are found from Central America to Bolivia (an * indicates that this species is pictured):

SPECIES _ _ _ _ _ LOCATION
Graphium marchandi* - Mexico to Panama
Graphium thyastes* - Peru to Santa Catarina
Graphium dioxippus* - Colombia
Graphium lacandones* - Mexico to Panama & Peru
Graphium calliste* - Mexico to Costa Rica
Graphium leucaspis* - Colombia to Bolivia

Lamas moved G. marchandi to a subspecies of G. thyastes and moved G. lacandones to a subspecies of G. dioxippus. Gerardo Lamas in his 2004 checklist of Neotropical Lepidoptera changed the genus to Protographium.

Taxonomy

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