''Eurytides'' is a genus of

butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

in the family

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 larges ...

, 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/small> – yellow kite swallowtail Subgenus ''Neographium '' Möhn, 2002: * ''

Eurytides epidaus ''Eurytides epidaus'', the Mexican kite swallowtail or long-tailed kite swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Mexico and Central America. The wingspan is 40–45 mm.Eurytides agesilaus'' (Guérin-Méneville & Percheron, 1835) - Colombia * '' Eurytides marcellus'' (Cramer, 1777), Zebra swallowtail - eastern USA & Canada * '' Eurytides zonaria'' (A. Butler, 1869), Hispaniolan kite-swallowtail - Hispaniola * '' Eurytides anaxilaus'' (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865), small kite-swallowtail - Panama, northern Colombia, N Venezuela * ''

Eurytides celadon ''Eurytides celadon'', the Cuban kite swallowtail or celadon swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Cuba. Occasional strays can be found on the Florida Keys. The wingspan The wingspan (or just s ...

'' (Lucas, 1852), Cuban kite-swallowtail - Cuba & Isla de Juventud * '' Eurytides marcellinus'' (E. Doubleday, 845, Jamaican kite-swallowtail - Jamaica * '' Eurytides thyastes'' Drury, 1782) - Brazil * '' Eurytides calliste'' (H. Bates, 1864), Yellow kite-swallowtail - Guatemala * '' Eurytides dioxippus'' (Hewitson,

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, thick-bordered kite-swallowtail - Colombia * '' Eurytides leucaspis'' (Godart, 1819) - Peru? * '' Eurytides asius'' (Fabricius, 1781) - South America Former species: * '' Protographium philolaus'' (Boisduval, 1836) – dark kite swallowtail, formerly ''E. philolaus'' Some species have been moved to genus ''

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 cattle ...

''.

References

* Möhn, Edwin (2002). ''Schmetterlinge der Erde, Butterflies of the World'' Part XIIII (14), Papilionidae VIII: Baronia, Euryades, Protographium, Neographium, Eurytides. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach Keltern:Goecke & Evers; Canterbury:Hillside Books. All species and subspecies are included, also most of the forms. Several females are shown the first time in colour. Papilionidae Papilionidae of South America Butterfly genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{papilionidae-stub