genus
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in the swallowtail butterfly
family
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,
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 larg ...
, as well as the only representative of the
tribe
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Papilionini. The word ''papilio'' is
Latin
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for
butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprise ...
.
It includes the common yellow swallowtail (''
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 speci ...
''), which is widespread in the Northern Hemisphere and the
type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specime ...
of the genus, as well as a number of other well-known North American
species
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such as the western tiger swallowtail (''
Papilio rutulus
''Papilio rutulus'', the western tiger swallowtail, is a swallowtail butterfly belonging to the ''Papilionidae'' family. The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1852.
Like the other tiger swallowtails, the western tiger swallowt ...
''). Familiar species elsewhere in the world include the Mormons (''
Papilio polytes
''Papilio polytes'', the common Mormon, is a common species of swallowtail butterfly widely distributed across Asia.
This butterfly is known for the mimicry displayed by the numerous forms of its females which mimic inedible red-bodied swall ...
'', ''
Papilio polymnestor
''Papilio polymnestor'', the blue Mormon, is a large swallowtail butterfly found in south India and Sri Lanka. It is the "state butterfly" of the Indian state of Maharashtra. With a wingspan of 120–150 mm, it is the fourth largest butterfly of ...
'', ''
Papilio memnon
''Papilio memnon'', the great Mormon, is a large butterfly native to southern Asia that belongs to the swallowtail family. It is widely distributed and has thirteen subspecies. The female is polymorphic and with mimetic forms.
Range
Its rang ...
'') in Asia, the orchard and Ulysses swallowtails in Australia (''
Papilio aegeus
''Papilio aegeus'', the orchard swallowtail butterfly or large citrus butterfly is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae, that is found in eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea.
The larvae of this species are sometimes considered ...
'', ''
Papilio ulysses
''Papilio ulysses'', the Ulysses butterfly (also commonly known as the Blue emperor), is a large swallowtail butterfly of Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Its size varies depending on subspecies, but the wingspa ...
'', respectively) and the citrus swallowtail of Africa (''
Papilio demodocus
''Papilio demodocus'', the citrus swallowtail or Christmas butterfly, is a swallowtail butterfly which commonly occurs over the entirety of sub-Saharan Africa, including Madagascar, besides the southern Arabian Peninsula. The caterpillars feed ...
'').
Older classifications of the swallowtails tended to use many rather small genera. More recent classifications have been more conservative, and as a result a number of former genera are now absorbed within ''Papilio'', such as ''Achillides'', ''Eleppone'', ''Druryia'', ''Heraclides'' (giant swallowtails), ''Menelaides'', ''Princeps'', ''Pterourus'' (tiger swallowtails), and ''Sinoprinceps''. The
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
as recognized by modern systems has about 200 members. The genus ''Chilasa'' is regarded as a subgenus of ''Papilio'' by some workers, as are the baggy-tailed swallowtails (''Agehana''), although the latter
taxon
In biology, a taxon ( back-formation from '' taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular n ...
is usually considered a subgenus of ''Chilasa''.
Many of the
larva
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...
e resemble
bird droppings
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during a development stage. Adults are edible to birds and some species are
mimics
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.''The Butterflies of North America'', James A. Scott, , 1986
Ecology
In their larval form, members of ''Papilio'' typically feed upon plants of
Rutaceae
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including common ornamental and agriculturally important species such as ''
Citrus
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'' species, ''
Murraya
''Murraya'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae. It is distributed in Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.Choisya
''Choisya'' is a small genus of aromatic evergreen shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as Mexican orange due to the similarity of their flowers with those of the closely related orange, both in shape an ...
'' species and ''
Calodendrum
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'' species. Caterpillars sequester
terpenoid
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s from their diet to produce a foul smelling oil used in defence.
Papilio alexanor
''Papilio alexanor'', the Alexanor or southern swallowtail, is a butterfly species in the Papilionidae or swallowtails.
The insect has a wingspan of 62–70 mm. It flies from April to July in a single generation, in mountainous regions (170 ...
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 speci ...
'' Linnaeus, 1758 – Old World swallowtail, common yellow swallowtail, or artemisia swallowtail
::* ''
Papilio polyxenes
''Papilio polyxenes'', the (eastern) black swallowtail, American swallowtail or parsnip swallowtail, is a butterfly found throughout much of North America. It is the state butterfly of Oklahoma and New Jersey. An extremely similar-appearing spec ...
'' Fabricius, 1775 – black swallowtail, eastern black swallowtail, American swallowtail, or parsnip swallowtail
::* '' Papilio saharae'' Oberthür, 1879 – Sahara swallowtail
::* '' Papilio zelicaon'' Lucas, 1852 – anise swallowtail or western swallowtail
subgenus: ''Princeps'' Hübner,
807
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:species group: ''antimachus''
::* ''
Papilio antimachus
''Papilio antimachus'', the African giant swallowtail, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. With a wingspan between , it is the largest butterfly in Africa and among the largest butterflies in the world. The wings are long and narrow and th ...
Papilio hornimani
''Papilio hornimani'', the Hornimans green-banded swallowtail or Horniman's swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in the highland forests of Kenya and Tanzania.
The larvae feed on ''Vepris' ...
Papilio interjectana
''Papilio interjectana'', the Van Someren's green-banded swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Uganda and Kenya.Papilio nireus'' Linnaeus, 1758 – green-banded swallowtail, narrow-banded green swallowtail, or African blue-banded swallowtail
::* ''
Papilio sosia
''Papilio sosia'', the medium green-banded swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. The species was first described by Walter Rothschild in 1903.
Description
Forewing above in cellules 1 b ...
Papilio thuraui
''Papilio thuraui'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and the Republic of the Congo.
Description
Blue median band absent and a complete series of blue submarginal spots i ...
'' Karsch, 1900
::* ''
Papilio ufipa
''Papilio ufipa'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Tanzania. The habitat consists of riparian and montane forests at altitudes from 1000 to 2400 meters.
Taxonomy
''Papilio ufipa'' belongs to a ...
'' Carcasson, 1961
::* ''
Papilio wilsoni
''Papilio wilsoni'' is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Ethiopia.
Taxonomy
''Papilio wilsoni'' belongs to a clade called the ''nireus'' species-group with 15 members. The pattern is black with green bands and spots and ...
Papilio dardanus
''Papilio dardanus'', the African swallowtail, mocker swallowtail or flying handkerchief, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (the swallowtails). The species is broadly distributed throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. The British e ...
Papilio demodocus
''Papilio demodocus'', the citrus swallowtail or Christmas butterfly, is a swallowtail butterfly which commonly occurs over the entirety of sub-Saharan Africa, including Madagascar, besides the southern Arabian Peninsula. The caterpillars feed ...
incertae sedis
' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertain ...
Papilio chitondensis
''Papilio chitondensis'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Angola.
Taxonomy
''Papilio chitondensis'' belongs to a clade called the ''nireus'' species group with 15 members. The pattern is black ...
Papilio luzviae
''Papilio luzviae'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus '' Papilio'' that is found on Marinduque in the Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republi ...
Papilio manlius
''Papilio manlius'' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Mauritius.
Description
The discal band of the forewing in both sexes only composed of three spots (in cellules 3, 4 and in the cell); that of the hindwin ...
'' Fabricius, 1798
::* ''
Papilio microps
''Papilio microps'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Ethiopia and Somalia.
Taxonomy
''Papilio microps'' belongs to an Afrotropical clade called the ''nireus'' species group with 15 members. Th ...
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Papilio liomedon
''Papilio liomedon'', the Malabar banded swallowtail, is a member of the swallowtail butterfly family found in southern India. Earlier considered a subspecies of the banded swallowtail ('' Papilio demolion'') of southeast Asia, it is now consid ...
'' Moore,
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Papilio aegeus
''Papilio aegeus'', the orchard swallowtail butterfly or large citrus butterfly is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae, that is found in eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea.
The larvae of this species are sometimes considered ...
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Papilio ambrax
''Papilio ambrax'', the Ambrax butterfly, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Queensland, Australia, as well as the Aru Islands, Papua (Indonesia), and Papua New Guinea.
The wingspan is .
The larvae feed on ''Citrus'' s ...
'' Boisduval, 1832 – Ambrax butterfly
::* ''
Papilio phestus
''Papilio phestus'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found on Solomon Islands, New Britain, New Ireland, New Hanover Island, and Admiralty Island.
The larvae feed on ''Citrus'' species.
Subspecies
*'' ...
'' Guérin-Méneville, 1830
::* ''
Papilio polytes
''Papilio polytes'', the common Mormon, is a common species of swallowtail butterfly widely distributed across Asia.
This butterfly is known for the mimicry displayed by the numerous forms of its females which mimic inedible red-bodied swall ...
Papilio castor
''Papilio castor'', the common raven, is a species of swallowtail butterfly found in Cambodia and South Asia.
Description
The male has black upper wings, more or less irrorated (sprinkled) with yellowish-brown scales that on the forewing form ...
'' Westwood, 1842 – common raven
::* ''
Papilio dravidarum
''Papilio dravidarum'', the Malabar raven, is an endemic species of swallowtail butterfly found in the Western Ghats of India.
Description
The Malabar raven is a blackish-brown tailless swallowtail butterfly, about 80 to 100 mm in size. ...
'' Wood-Mason, 1880 – Malabar raven
::* ''
Papilio mahadeva
''Papilio mahadeva'', the Burmese raven, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Thailand, Burma and Guangxi.
Subspecies
*''Papilio mahadeva mahadeva'' (Thailand)
*''Papilio mahadeva mehala'' Grose-Sm ...
'' Moore,
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Papilio helenus
''Papilio helenus'', the red Helen, is a large swallowtail butterfly found in forests of southern India and parts of southeast Asia.
Range
''Papilio helenus'' is rarely found in Sri Lanka, southern and north-east India, Nepal, Bhutan, Banglad ...
'' Linnaeus, 1758 – red Helen
::* '' Papilio iswara'' White, 1842 – great Helen
::* '' Papilio iswaroides'' Fruhstorfer, 1898
::* ''
Papilio nephelus
''Papilio nephelus'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. Subspecies include ''P. n. chaon'', the yellow Helen, and ''P. n. sunatus'', the black and white Helen.
Description
''Papilio nephelus'' has a wi ...
Papilio ascalaphus
''Papilio ascalaphus'', the Ascalaphus swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Indonesia and the Philippines.
The wingspan is 140–160 mm.
The larvae feed on ''Citrus'' species.
Subspecies
*''Papilio ascal ...
Papilio lowi
''Papilio lowi'', the great yellow Mormon or Asian swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1873. It is found in Borneo, Indonesia, and the Philippines (Palawan, Balabac).
Wing ...
'' H. Druce, 1873 – Asian swallowtail or great yellow Mormon
::* '' Papilio mayo'' Atkinson, 1873 – Andaman Mormon
::* ''
Papilio memnon
''Papilio memnon'', the great Mormon, is a large butterfly native to southern Asia that belongs to the swallowtail family. It is widely distributed and has thirteen subspecies. The female is polymorphic and with mimetic forms.
Range
Its rang ...
Papilio polymnestor
''Papilio polymnestor'', the blue Mormon, is a large swallowtail butterfly found in south India and Sri Lanka. It is the "state butterfly" of the Indian state of Maharashtra. With a wingspan of 120–150 mm, it is the fourth largest butterfly of ...
'' Cramer, 775/small> – blue Mormon
::* '' Papilio rumanzovia'' Eschscholtz, 1821 – scarlet Mormon or red Mormon
:species group: ''protenor''
::* '' Papilio alcmenor'' C. Felder & R. Felder,
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Papilio protenor
''Papilio protenor'', the spangle, is a butterfly found in India belonging to the Swallowtail butterfly, swallowtail family.
Morphology Male
''Upperside'': velvety indigo-blue black, duller on the forewing than on the hindwing. Forewing with pa ...
Papilio bootes
''Papilio bootes'', the tailed redbreast, is a beautiful swallowtail butterfly found in India.
Description
Male upperside velvety black. Forewing with pale internervular streaks that do not reach the terminal margin and only obscurely extend i ...
Papilio epycides
''Papilio (Chilasa) epycides'', the lesser mime, is a swallowtail butterfly found in India and parts of South-East Asia. The butterfly belongs to the mime (''Chilasa'') subgenus or the black-bodied swallowtails. It is a mimic of a common Indian D ...
'' Hewitson,
864
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Papilio clytia
''Papilio clytia'', the common mime, is a swallowtail butterfly found in south and southeast Asia. The butterfly belongs to the subgenus '' Chilasa'', the black-bodied swallowtails. It serves as an excellent example of a Batesian mimic among th ...
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777
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* AD 777, a year of the Julian calendar
* 777 BC, a year in the 8th century BC
* Boeing 777, a commercial jet airliner
:* Boeing 777X, the newer generation of the Boeing 777.
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Papilio ulysses
''Papilio ulysses'', the Ulysses butterfly (also commonly known as the Blue emperor), is a large swallowtail butterfly of Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Its size varies depending on subspecies, but the wingspa ...
'' Linnaeus, 1758 – Ulysses, mountain blue, blue emperor, or blue mountain swallowtail
subgenus: ''Heraclides'' Hübner, 819/small>
:species group: ''anchisiades''
::* ''
Papilio anchisiades
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Papilio andraemon
''Papilio andraemon'', the Bahaman swallowtail, is a swallowtail butterfly of the subfamily Papilioninae. It is found on the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. It is a rare stray or temporary colonist of the Florida Keys or the ma ...
'' (Hübner,
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– Bahaman swallowtail
::* ''
Papilio androgeus
''Papilio androgeus'', the Androgeus swallowtail, queen page, or queen swallowtail, is a Neotropical butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found from Mexico to Argentina with a small population in southern Florida.
Description
The sexes ...
Papilio aristodemus
''Papilio aristodemus'', the Schaus' swallowtail or island swallowtail, is a species of American butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in southern Florida in the United States and throughout the West Indies. It is named in honor of W ...
Papilio cresphontes
The giant swallowtail (''Papilio cresphontes'') is the largest butterfly in North America. It is abundant through many parts of eastern North America; populations from western North America and down into Panama are now (as of 2014) considered t ...
'' Cramer,
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Papilio thoas
''Papilio thoas'', the king swallowtail or Thoas swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in the southernmost United States, Mexico, Central America and South America (as far south as Argentina and Uruguay). The specie ...
773
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/small> – Palamedes swallowtail or laurel swallowtail
::* ''
Papilio troilus
''Papilio troilus'', the spicebush swallowtail or green-clouded butterfly, is a common black swallowtail butterfly found in North America."Simply Butterflies," Accessed March 17, 2011, http://www.simplybutterflies.com/Backyard_Butterflies.html I ...
Papilio canadensis
''Papilio canadensis'', the Canadian tiger swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It was once classified as a subspecies of ''Papilio glaucus''.
Description
Adult
The wingspan of this species is 67 to 80 mm. It ...
Papilio eurymedon
''Papilio eurymedon'', the pale swallowtail or pallid swallowtail, is a relatively common swallowtail butterfly found throughout much of the western North America. The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1852. It is found on the ...
'' Lucas, 1852 – pale swallowtail or pallid tiger swallowtail
::* ''
Papilio glaucus
''Papilio glaucus'', the eastern tiger swallowtail, is a species of butterfly native to eastern North America. It is one of the most familiar butterflies in the eastern United States, ranging north to southern Ontario, Canada, and is common in m ...
Papilio rutulus
''Papilio rutulus'', the western tiger swallowtail, is a swallowtail butterfly belonging to the ''Papilionidae'' family. The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1852.
Like the other tiger swallowtails, the western tiger swallowt ...
'' Lucas, 1852 – western tiger swallowtail
:species group: ''zagreus''
::* '' Papilio bachus'' C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865
::* '' Papilio neyi'' Niepelt, 1909
::* ''
Papilio zagreus
''Papilio zagreus'' is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in South America, including Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and western Brazil.
Description
A powerfully built insect with strong neuration i ...
Papilio homerus
''Papilio homerus'', commonly known as the Homerus swallowtail or Jamaican swallowtail, is the largest butterfly species in the Western Hemisphere. The species is endangered and faces a potentially bleak future. Only two small populations of the ...
Papilio xuthus
''Papilio xuthus'', the Asian swallowtail, Chinese yellow swallowtail or Xuthus swallowtail, is a yellow-colored, medium to large sized swallowtail butterfly found in northeast Asia, northern Myanmar, southern China, Taiwan, the Korean Penins ...
'' Linnaeus, 1767 – Asian, Xuthus, or Chinese yellow swallowtail