Eurytides agesilaus neosilaus, the short-lined kite swallowtail, is a subspecies of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Mexico and Central America. The subspecies was first described by Carl Heinrich Hopffer in 1866.[1][2] Specimens are sold commercially to collectors.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Eurytides |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | E. a. neosilaus
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| Trinomial name | |
| Eurytides agesilaus neosilaus (Hopffer, 1866)
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References
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- ^ a b "Eurytides agesilaus neosilaus (Höpffer, 1865)". Butterflies of America. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ^ "Genus Eurytides". Insecta.pro. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ^ "Eurytides agesilaus neosilaus". Esperanza Insects - Hope for Insects. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
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