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Papilionidae
Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful Butterfly, butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includes the largest butterflies in the world, the birdwing, birdwing butterflies of the genus ''Ornithoptera''. Swallowtails have a number of distinctive features; for example, the papilionid caterpillar bears a Ozopore, repugnatorial organ called the osmeterium on its prothorax. The osmeterium normally remains hidden, but when threatened, the larva turns it outward through a transverse dorsal groove by inflating it with fluid. The forked appearance in some of the swallowtails' hindwings, which can be seen when the butterfly is resting with its wings spread, gave rise to the common name ''swallowtail''. As for its formal name, Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus chose ''Papilio'' for the type genus, as ''papilio'' is Latin for "butterfly". For the Specifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parnassius
''Parnassius'' is a genus of northern circumpolar and montane (alpine and Himalayan) butterflies usually known as Apollos or snow Apollos. They can vary in colour and form significantly based on their altitude. They also exhibit altitudinal melananism, a high-altitude adaptation. They have dark bodies and darker coloring at the base of their wings, which allows them to absorb solar energy more quickly. Although classified under the Papilionidae, swallowtail butterfly family, none of the ''Parnassius'' species possesses tails. The larvae feed on species of plants belonging to the Papaveraceae and Crassulaceae families, and like the other swallowtail butterfly larvae, possess an osmeterium. Unlike most butterflies that have exposed pupae, they pupate inside a loose silken cocoon. Identification and ecology ''Parnassius'' species of butterflies are often hard to identify and can sometimes only be identified by dissection of the Lepidoptera genitalia, genitalia. The phylogeny of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archon (butterfly)
''Archon'' is a genus of Palaearctic swallowtail butterflies in the subfamily Parnassiinae. Traditionally, only two species have been recognized: ''Archon apollinus'' and '' Archon apollinaris''. Recent studies, however, have given specific status to a third taxon, '' Archon bostanchii'', and suggested that further subspecies could warrant recognition as species. Taxonomy The genus consists of the following species: Food plants Species from this genus feed on ''Aristolochia ''Aristolochia'' () is a large plant genus with over 500 species that is the type genus of the family Aristolochiaceae. Its members are commonly known as birthwort, pipevine or Dutchman's pipe and are widespread and occur in the most diverse clim ...'' species. References Papilionidae Butterfly genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner Taxa described in 1822 {{Papilionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurytides
''Eurytides'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Papilionidae, found in North, Central, and South America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Eurytides'': Subgenus ''Bellerographium'' Möhn, 2002 * '' Eurytides bellerophon'' (Dahlman, 1823) Subgenus ''Eurytides'' * '' Eurytides salvini'' (Bates, 1864) – Salvin's kite swallowtail * '' Eurytides columbus'' (Kollar, 1850) * '' Eurytides orabilis'' (Butler, 1872) – thick-edged kite swallowtail * '' Eurytides serville'' (Godart, 1824) – Serville swordtail * '' Eurytides callias'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) – Callias kite swallowtail * '' Eurytides dolicaon'' (Cramer, 776 – dolicaon kite swallowtail * '' Eurytides iphitas'' Hübner, 821 __NOTOC__ Year 821 (Roman numerals, DCCCXXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Byzantine general Thomas the Slav leads a revolt, and secures control over most of the Byzan .../small> ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papilio Machaon
''Papilio machaon'', the Old World swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. The butterfly is also known as the common yellow swallowtail or simply the swallowtail (a common name applied to all members of the family, but this species was the first to be given the name). It is the type species of the genus ''Papilio''. This widespread species is found in much of the Palearctic (it is the only swallowtail in most of Europe) and in North America. Etymology This species is named after Machaon (mythology), Machaon () a figure in Greek mythology. He was a son of Asclepius. The specific name (zoology), specific epithet ' refers to Machaon (physician), Machaon, son of Asclepius in the works of Homer. Taxonomy ''Papilio machaon'' was named by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'' in 1758, alongside nearly 200 other species of butterfly. Later, Pierre André Latreille designated it as the type species of the genus ''Papilio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baroniinae
''Baronia brevicornis'', commonly known as the short-horned baronia, is a species of butterfly in the monotypic genus ''Baronia'' and is placed in a subfamily of its own, the Baroniinae, a sister group of the remainder of the swallowtail butterflies. It is endemic to a very small area of Mexico, where the distribution is patchy and restricted. The genus is named after Oscar Theodor Baron who collected the first specimen in the Sierra Madre region of Mexico. The species was then described by Salvin. Morphological characteristics include an abdominal scent organ in females. ''Baronia'' is unique among swallowtail butterflies or their relatives in having an ''Acacia'' species, '' Vachellia campeachiana'' (synonym ''Acacia cochliacantha'', family Leguminosae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,Inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papilioninae
Papilioninae is a subfamily of the butterfly Family (biology), family Papilionidae. Papilioninae are Swallowtail butterfly, swallowtail butterflies and are found worldwide, but most species are distributed in the Tropics, tropics and warmer regions. This subfamily was classified in 1895 by Rothschild and Jordan. Tribes This subfamily consists of four tribes: * Leptocircini * Papilionini * Troidini * Teinopalpini Morphological characteristics The shared morphological characteristics differentiating the papilioninae subfamily from others include * Scaling and Structure of antennae and legs * Structure of palpi * Wing venation, pattern, and pigmentation ** Dorsal bristles on males hind wing ** Basal Spur on front wing * Larvae foodplant association * Geographical Association Note that scaling, antennae structure, leg structure, and palpi structure are based mainly on specific genes that are specific to papilioninae (more information can be found in references). Food and habit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
