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Leptocircini
Leptocircini is a tribe of swallowtail butterflies that includes the genera ''Eurytides'' (kite swallowtails), '' Graphium'' (swordtails), and ''Lamproptera'' (dragontails). Taxonomy The tribe consists of roughly 140 species in nine genera worldwide and one native North American species, ''Protographium marcellus''. Genera This tribe consists of the following genera: * ''Eurytides'' * '' Graphium'' * ''Iphiclides'' * ''Lamproptera'' * ''Meandrusa'' * ''Mimoides'' * ''Protesilaus'' * ''Protographium'' * ''Teinopalpus ''Teinopalpus'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Papilionidae. Taxonomy The genus contains two species: ''Teinopalpus aureus'' (golden kaiser-i-hind) and ''Teinopalpus imperialis ''Teinopalpus imperialis'', the Kaisar-i-Hind, is a r ...'' References * Scott, J. A. (1992). ''Butterflies of North America: A Natural History and Field Guide''. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press. * Tyler, H. A., Brown, K. S., Jr., & Wilson, K. H. (1994). ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papilionidae
Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful 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 butterflies of the genus ''Ornithoptera''. Swallowtails have a number of distinctive features; for example, the papilionid caterpillar bears a 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, Linnaeus chose ''Papilio'' for the type genus, as ''papilio'' is Latin for "butterfly". For the specific epithets of the genus, Linnaeus applied th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swallowtail Butterfly
Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful 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 butterflies of the genus '' Ornithoptera''. Swallowtails have a number of distinctive features; for example, the papilionid caterpillar bears a 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, Linnaeus chose ''Papilio'' for the type genus, as ''papilio'' is Latin for "butterfly". For the specific epithets of the genus, Linnaeus applied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protesilaus (butterfly)
''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, 853 * ''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 References * External links * BOAImages of types Type may refer to: Science and technology Computing * Typing, producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc. * Data type, collection of values used for computations. * File type * TYPE (DOS command), a co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamproptera
''Lamproptera'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Papilionidae and the tribe Leptocircini Leptocircini is a tribe of swallowtail butterflies that includes the genera ''Eurytides'' (kite swallowtails), '' Graphium'' (swordtails), and '' Lamproptera'' (dragontails). Taxonomy The tribe consists of roughly 140 species in nine genera wor .... Species References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3216862 Papilionidae Butterfly genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iphiclides
''Iphiclides'' is a genus of butterflies of the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). Taxonomy The genus was described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It contains three species: ''Iphiclides podalirius'', ''Iphiclides feisthamelii'', and ''Iphiclides podalirinus''. ''I. podalirius'' ''Iphiclides podalirius'' (Linnaeus, 1758), the scarce swallowtail, is found in gardens, fields and open woodlands. It is found in places with sloe thickets and particularly orchards. It is widespread throughout Europe with the exception of the northern parts. Its range extends northwards to Saxony and central Poland and eastwards across Asia Minor and Transcaucasia as far as the Arabian Peninsula, India, and western China. The scarce swallowtail is getting rarer as due to loss of habitat and food plants. It is protected by law in some European countries. It is considered rare or endangered in some provinces of Austria and of indeterminate status throughout Europe. ''I. feisthamelii'' ''Iphiclides feistham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teinopalpus
''Teinopalpus'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Papilionidae. Taxonomy The genus contains two species: ''Teinopalpus aureus'' (golden kaiser-i-hind) and ''Teinopalpus imperialis ''Teinopalpus imperialis'', the Kaisar-i-Hind, is a rare species of swallowtail butterfly found from Nepal and north India east to north Vietnam. The common name literally means "emperor of India". The Kaisar-i-Hind is much sought after by butte ...'' (kaiser-i-hind). Both species have a number of recognised subspecies. * ''Teinopalpus aureus'' :* ''T. a. aureus'' :* ''T. a. hainanensis'' :* ''T. a. laotiana'' :* ''T. a. nagaoi'' :* ''T. a. shinkaii'' * ''Teinopalpus imperialis'' :* ''T. i. behludinii'' :* ''T. i. colettei'' :* ''T. i. gerritesi'' :* ''T. i. gillesi'' :* ''T. i. herteri'' :* ''T. i. imperatrix'' :* ''T. i. imperialis'' :* ''T. i. miecoae'' Papilionidae Butterfly genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{papilionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protographium
''Protographium'' is a genus of mostly Neotropical swallowtail butterflies in the subfamily Papilioninae Papilioninae is a subfamily of the butterfly family Papilionidae. Papilioninae are found worldwide, but most species are distributed in the tropics. There are roughly 480 species, of which 27 occur in North America. Tribes This subfamily consis .... Taxonomy The classification of species in the genus Protographium is undergoing changes as New World species are now being moved to other genera. :subgenus: ''Protographium'' :*'' Protographium leosthenes'' (Doubleday, 1846) subgenus: unassigned ::*'' Protographium × oberthueri'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 subgenus: ''Eurygraphium'' Möhn, 2002 :species group: ''thyastes'' ::*'' Protographium calliste'' (Bates, 1864) See also * '' Graphium'' References *Edwin Möhn, 2002 ''Schmetterlinge der Erde, Butterflies of the world'' Part XIIII (14), Papilionidae VIII: Baronia, Euryades, Protographium, Neographium, Eurytides. Edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimoides
''Mimoides'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Papilionidae. The species native to the Americas were formerly in genus '' Eurytides''. Species * ''Mimoides ariarathes'' (Esper, 1788) * ''Mimoides euryleon'' (Hewitson, 856 – false cattleheart swallowtail * ''Mimoides ilus'' (Fabricius, 1793) – Ilus swallowtail or dual-spotted swallowtail * ''Mimoides lysithous'' (Hübner, 821 * ''Mimoides microdamas'' (Burnmeister, 1878) * ''Mimoides pausanias'' (Hewitson, 1852) – bluish mimic-swallowtail or Pausanias swallowtail * ''Mimoides phaon'' (Boisduval, 1836) – variable swallowtail or red-sided swallowtail * ''Mimoides protodamas'' (Godart, 1819) * ''Mimoides thymbraeus'' (Boisduval, 1836) – white-crescent swallowtail * ''Mimoides xeniades'' (Hewitson, 1867) * ''Mimoides xynias ''Mimoides xynias'' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Neotropical realm. Subspecies *''M. x. xynias'' Peru, Bolivia *''M. x. trapeza'' (Rothschild & Jorda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meandrusa
''Meandrusa'' is a genus of butterflies within the subfamily Papilioninae of the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). Species *'' Meandrusa gyas'' (Westwood, 1841) – brown gorgon *'' Meandrusa lachinus'' (Fruhstorfer, 1902) *''Meandrusa payeni ''Meandrusa payeni'', the yellow gorgon, is a species of swallowtail found in parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia. It belongs to the hooked swallowtails genus, '' Meandrusa'', of the family Papilionidae. It is also called the outlet sword or ...'' (Boisduval, 1836) – yellow gorgon *'' Meandrusa sciron'' (Leech, 1890) – Eastern brown gorgon References Papilionidae Butterfly genera Taxa named by Frederic Moore {{Papilionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graphium Macleayanus
''Graphium macleayanus'', the Macleay's swallowtail, is a butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. The species was named after Alexander Macleay. Taxonomy Macleay's swallowtail was first described by William Elford Leach in 1814. Two subspecies are recorded in Australia, the nominate form, ''G. m. macleayanus'' and ''G. m. moggana'', which was first described by Leonard Edgar Couchman in 1965. The name is synonymous with ''Papilio macleayanus''. Description The caterpillar grows to a length of 4 cm. The pupa is green with thin yellow lines. The adult female Macleay's swallowtail has a wingspan of 59 mm, whilst the adult male has a wingspan of 53 mm. The upperside of the wing is green with white markings and black edges. The lower surface is a deeper green with black, brown and white markings. The lower wings are strongly tailed. Distribution and habitat The Macleay's swallowtail is one of the most widely distributed swallowtail butterflies in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protographium Marcellus
''Eurytides marcellus'', the zebra swallowtail, (formerly listed under genera ''Protographium'', ''Iphiclides'', '' Graphium'' and ''Papilio'' by some authorities) is a swallowtail butterfly native to the eastern United States and south-eastern Canada. It is the state butterfly of Tennessee. Its distinctive wing shape and long tails make it easy to identify, and its black-and-white-striped pattern is reminiscent of a zebra. The butterflies are closely associated with pawpaws, and are rarely found far from these trees. The green or black caterpillars feed on the leaves of various pawpaw species, while the adults feed on flower nectar and minerals from damp soil. Description The zebra swallowtail has a wingspan of . The triangular wings are white to greenish white with black longitudinal stripes. A pair of swordlike tails extend from the hindwings. The inner margin of the hindwing has two blue spots on the corner and a red spot near the body. A red stripe runs along the middle o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank above genus, but below family and subfamily. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes. By convention, all taxonomic ranks from genus upwards are capitalized, including both tribe and subtribe. In zoology, the standard ending for the name of a zoological tribe is "-ini". Examples include the tribes Caprini (goat-antelopes), Hominini (hominins), Bombini (bumblebees), and Thunnini (tunas). The tribe Hominini is divided into subtribes by some scientists; subtribe Hominina then comprises "humans". The standard ending for the name of a zoological subtribe is "-ina". In botany, the standard ending for the name of a botanical tribe is "-eae". Examples include the tribes Acalypheae and Hyacintheae. The tribe Hyacintheae is divided into subtribes, including the subtribe Massoniinae. The standard ending for the name of a botanical subtribe is "-inae". In bacteriology, the form of tribe names is as in botany, e.g., Pseudomonadeae, based on the ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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