Leptocircini is a

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of swallowtail

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 ...

that includes the

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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 bel ...

'' (kite swallowtails), '' Graphium'' (swordtails), and ''

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 '' ...

'' (dragontails).

Taxonomy

The tribe consists of roughly 140

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in nine genera worldwide and one native North American species, ''

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 ...

''.

Genera

This tribe consists of the following genera: * ''

'' * '' Graphium'' * ''

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 p ...

'' * ''

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 paye ...

'' * ''

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 ...

'' * ''

Protesilaus In Greek mythology, Protesilaus (; Ancient Greek: Πρωτεσίλᾱος ''Prōtesilāos'') was a hero in the ''Iliad'' who was venerated at cult sites in Thessaly and Thrace. Protesilaus was the son of Iphiclus, a "lord of many sheep"; as gran ...

'' * ''

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 ...

'' * ''

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). ''Swallowtail Butterflies of the Americas: A Study in Biological Dynamics, Ecological Diversity, Biosystematics, and Conservation''. Gainesville, Florida: Scientific Publishers. * Lepidoptera and some other life forms
''Protographium''
* Lepidoptera and some other life forms

Papilionidae Butterfly tribes {{Papilionidae-stub