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Papilio
''Papilio'' is a genus in the swallowtail butterfly family, Papilionidae, as well as the only representative of the tribe Papilionini. The word ''papilio'' is Latin for butterfly. It includes the common yellow swallowtail ('' Papilio machaon''), which is widespread in the Northern Hemisphere and the type species of the genus, as well as a number of other well-known North American species such as the western tiger swallowtail ('' Papilio rutulus''). Familiar species elsewhere in the world include the Mormons (''Papilio polytes'', '' Papilio polymnestor'', '' Papilio memnon'', and '' Papilio deiphobus'') in Asia, the orchard and Ulysses swallowtails in Australia ('' Papilio aegeus'', '' Papilio ulysses'', respectively) and the citrus swallowtail of Africa ('' Papilio demodocus''). 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 withi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepidoptera In The 10th Edition Of Systema Naturae
In the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', Carl Linnaeus classified the arthropods, including insects, arachnids and crustaceans, among his class "Insecta". Butterfly, Butterflies and moths were brought together under the name Lepidoptera. Linnaeus divided the group into three genera – ''Papilio'', ''Sphinx'' and ''Phalaena''. The first two, together with the seven subdivisions of the third, are now used as the basis for nine superfamily names: Papilionoidea, Sphingoidea, Bombycoidea, Noctuoidea, Geometroidea, Tortricoidea, Pyraloidea, Tineoidea and Alucitoidea. Themes When naming the nearly 200 species of butterflies known to him at the time, Linnaeus used names from classical mythology as specific name (zoology), specific names. These were thematically arranged into six groups, and were drawn from classical sources including the ''Fabulae'' of Gaius Julius Hyginus and Pliny the Elder's ''Natural History (Pliny), Naturalis Historia''. The first such group was the ''Equites'', ... [...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] |
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] |
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 on various native plants of especially the family Rutaceae, but have also taken to the leaves of cultivated citrus trees. Life cycle Citrus swallowtails pass through approximately three generations per year. Eggs Female butterflies lay their eggs singly on citrus leaves. After about six days, the egg hatches into an immature larva. Immature larva The immature larvae are black, yellow, and white with spikes. Their coloration provides effective camouflage, as they resemble bird droppings. They grow to a length of 10 or 15 mm before changing into mature larvae. Mature larva Mature larvae are green with white or pink markings and eyespots. They grow to a maximum length of about 45 mm. Mature caterpillars lack the camouflage of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Druryia
''Druryia'' is a subgenus within the genus ''Papilio'' containing 36 species:Häuser, C.L., de Jong, R., Lamas, G., Robbins, R.K., Smith, C. & Vane-Wright, R.I. (2005)Papilionidae – revised GloBIS/GART species checklist (2nd draft) Entomological Data Information System, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, last visited 1 August 2015 * '' Papilio andronicus'' Ward, 1871 * '' Papilio antimachus'' Drury, 1782 * '' Papilio arnoldiana'' Vane-Wright, 1995 * '' Papilio charopus'' Westwood, 1843 * '' Papilio chitondensis'' Bivar de Sousa & Fernandes, 1966 * '' Papilio chrapkowskii'' Süffert, 1904 * ''Papilio chrapkowskoides'' Storace, 1952 * '' Papilio cynorta'' Fabricius, 1793 * ''Papilio cyproeofila'' Butler, 1868 * '' Papilio desmondi'' Van Someren, 1939 * ''Papilio echerioides ''Papilio echerioides'', the white-banded swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa. The wingspan is 65–75 mm. It has two flight periods, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papilio Aegeus
''Papilio aegeus'', the orchard swallowtail butterfly or large citrus butterfly is a species of butterfly from the family (biology), family Papilionidae, that is found in eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea. The larvae of this species are sometimes considered a pest, due to their feeding on citrus leaves in suburban gardens. Description Both male and female have black forewings with a white stripe, though there is more white overall on the female forewing. The hindwing is again black, and there is a white swath through the middle. Here the markings differ in that the female has chains of red to orange and blue crescents toward the edge. The markings on the underside are similar to those on top. The body is black. The wingspan is about in females and in males, making it rather large overall and the largest butterfly commonly seen in at least part of its range. Despite being a swallowtail, which group derives its name from the distinctive tails on the hindwing, this characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papilio Polytes
''Papilio polytes'', the common Mormon, is a common species of swallowtail butterfly, 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 swallowtails, such as the Pachliopta aristolochiae, common rose and the crimson rose. Names The common name is an allusion to the polygamy formerly practiced by members of the Mormon sect according to Harish Gaonkar, of the Natural History Museum, London, Natural History Museum in London: The scientific name is constructed from the Latin word for butterfly, ''papilio'', and the Greek word for many, ''poly''. Range Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore, southern and western China (including Hainan and Guangdong provinces), Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan (Ryukyu Islands), Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Andamans, Nicobars, eastern and Peninsular Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia (except Moluccas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterfly
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossils have been dated to the Paleocene, about 56 million years ago, though molecular evidence suggests that they likely originated in the Cretaceous. Butterflies have a four-stage life cycle, and like other holometabolous insects they undergo complete metamorphosis. Winged adults lay eggs on the food plant on which their larvae, known as caterpillars, will feed. The caterpillars grow, sometimes very rapidly, and when fully developed, pupate in a chrysalis. When metamorphosis is complete, the pupal skin splits, the adult insect climbs out, expands its wings to dry, and flies off. Some butterflies, especially in the tropics, have several generations in a year, while others have a single generation, and a few in cold locations may take s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 range includes north-eastern India (including Sikkim, Assam and Nagaland), Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Andaman Islands (stragglers only), western, southern and eastern China (including Hainan), Taiwan, southern Japan including Ryukyu Islands, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Kampuchea, Malaysia and Indonesia (Sumatra, Mentawai Islands, Nias, Batu, Simeulue, Bangka, Java, Kalimantan and the Lesser Sunda Islands). Status This species is common and not threatened. The cultivation of citrus all over Southern Asia provides an abundance of food plants. Description and polymorphy The butterfly is large with a span. It has four male and many female forms, the females being highly polymorphic and many of them being mimics of unpalatable bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papilio Deiphobus
''Papilio deiphobus'''Papilio rumanzovia'' Forewing much less falcate. With or without tail, the patches of the under surface as brilliant red as in ''rumanzovia''.Male upper surface of the hindwing before the distal margin with a broad band composed of light blue stripes, the inner margin of which is uniformly concave.Female: forewing with thin white fringe-spots; the red admarginal spots of the hindwing, and especially the anterior ones, broadly confluent with the white fringe-spots. This quick-flying butterfly is especially common near the settlements, where ''Citrus'' trees grow in the gardens, rarer in the woods. The larva still undescribed [then] , probably similar to that of ''memnon''. The Moluccas and Waigeu, perhaps also in New Guinea. — ''deiphontes'' Fldr. (29 a). Tailless, but with distinctly projecting tooth at the 3. radial. the blue stripes on the upper surface of the hindwing densely scaled, more or less united in pairs and the patches thus formed distally emargi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 swallowtail was formerly classified in genus ''Pterourus'', but modern classifications all agree in placing them within ''Papilio''. Distribution The western tiger swallowtail butterfly is an abundant species native to a large portion of North America’s northernmost and southernmost west coast. These butterflies are frequently observed from northwestern regions of Canada down to the southern tip of Baja California and extends eastward through states like the Dakotas, Colorado, and New Mexico. Although they primarily inhabit the west coast, it is not unusual for this species to be observed as far east as central Nebraska, even Oklahoma. These occurrences are typically rare strays outside of its usual habitat. Habitat These butterflies are f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papilio Polymnestor
''Papilio polymnestor'', the blue Mormon, is a large swallowtail butterfly found in south India and Sri Lanka. In India it has bee recently reported from the eastern part of India, from the State of Jharkhand. 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 India. Description Males have the upper wings rich velvety black. The forewing has a postdiscal band composed of internervular broad blue streaks gradually shortened and obsolescent anteriorly, not extended beyond interspace 6. The hindwing has the terminal three-fourths beyond a line crossing the apical third of the cell pale blue, or greyish blue, with superposed postdiscal, subterminal and terminal series of black spots—the postdiscal spots elongate, inwardly conical; the subterminal oval, placed in the interspaces, the terminal irregular, placed along the apices of the veins and anteriorly coalescing more or less with the subterminal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
