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''Papilio'' is a
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in the swallowtail butterfly
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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 larges ...
, as well as the only representative of the
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Papilionini. The word ''papilio'' is
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for
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. 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
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of the genus, as well as a number of other well-known North American
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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 ...
'', and ''
Papilio deiphobus ''Papilio deiphobus'''' ...
'') in Asia, the orchard and Ulysses swallowtails in
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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 ...
'', ''
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
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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
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is usually considered a subgenus of ''Chilasa''. Many of the
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e resemble
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during a development stage. Adults are edible to birds and some species are
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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
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including common ornamental and agriculturally important species such as ''
Citrus ''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering plant, flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as Orange (fruit), oranges, Lemon, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and lim ...
'' 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 ''Calodendrum'' is a genus of medium-sized evergreen trees comprising two species from Africa. ''Calodendrum capense'', the Cape chestnut, is a well known tree that is widely cultivated, while ''Calodendrum eickii'' is a rare forest tree from Tan ...
'' species. Caterpillars sequester
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s from their diet to produce a foul smelling oil used in defence.


Species

Listed alphabetically within groups.
subgenus: ''Papilio'' Linnaeus, 1758 :species group: ''machaon'' ::* ''
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 ...
'' Esper, 1800 – southern swallowtail ::* '' Papilio brevicauda'' Saunders, 1869 – short-tailed swallowtail ::* '' Papilio hospiton'' Géné, 1839 – Corsican swallowtail ::* '' Papilio indra'' Reakirt, 1866 – Indra swallowtail, short-tailed black swallowtail, or cliff swallowtail ::* '' Papilio joanae'' J. Heitzman, 1973 – Ozark 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 ...
'' 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,
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/small> :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 ...
'' Drury, 1782 – Antimachus swallowtail or giant African swallowtail :species group: ''zalmoxis'' ::* '' Papilio zalmoxis'' Hewitson, 1864 – giant blue swallowtail :species group: ''nireus'' ::* '' Papilio aristophontes'' Oberthür, 1897 ::* '' Papilio charopus'' Westwood, 1843 – tailed green-banded swallowtail ::* '' Papilio chrapkowskii'' Suffert, 1904 – broad green-banded swallowtail or Chrapkowski's green-banded swallowtail ::* ''
Papilio chrapkowskoides ''Papilio chrapkowskoides'', the broadly green-banded swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in the Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberi ...
'' Storace, 1952 – broadly green-banded swallowtail ::* ''
Papilio desmondi ''Papilio desmondi'', the Desmond's green-banded swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa. The larvae feed on '' Vepris eugeniifolia'', other ''Vepris'' species, ''Clausena'', ''Zanthoxylum'', ''Calodendrum' ...
'' van Someren, 1939 – Desmond's green-banded swallowtail ::* ''
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' ...
'' Distant, 1879 – Horniman's green-banded swallowtail or Horniman's swallowtail ::* ''
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 ...
'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 – medium green-banded swallowtail ::* ''
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 ...
'' Rothschild, 1926 :species group: ''cynorta'' ::* '' Papilio arnoldiana'' Vane-Wright, 1995 ::* ''
Papilio cynorta ''Papilio cynorta'', the mimetic swallowtail or common white banded papilio, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa, including Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Gu ...
'' Fabricius, 1793 – mimetic swallowtail ::* ''
Papilio plagiatus ''Papilio plagiatus'', the mountain mimetic swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in the forests of Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, southern Sudan, the Republic of the Congo, Uganda and the norther ...
'' Aurivillius, 1898 – mountain mimetic swallowtail :species group: ''dardanus'' ::* ''
Papilio constantinus ''Papilio constantinus'', the Constantine's swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa. The wingspan is 70–90 mm in males and 80–95 mm in females. The ground colour is black with pale ...
'' Ward, 1871 – Constantine's swallowtail ::* ''
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 ...
'' Brown, 1776 – mocker swallowtail, flying handkerchief, or African swallowtail ::* '' Papilio delalandei'' Godart, 824/small> ::* ''
Papilio phorcas ''Papilio phorcas'', the apple-green swallowtail or green-banded swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa. The larvae feed on ''Teclea nobilis'', ''Teclea simplicifolia'', '' Macrostylis villosa'', ''Vepris'' ...
'' Cramer,
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/small> – apple-green swallowtail or green banded swallowtail ::* ''
Papilio rex ''Papilio rex'', the regal swallowtail or king papilio, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa. It is a semi-montane and montane forest (1, 300 m. to 2 600 m.) species. The larvae feed on '' Teclea tricocarpa'', '' Tecle ...
'' Oberthür, 1886 – regal swallowtail :species group: ''zenobia'' ::* ''
Papilio cyproeofila ''Papilio cyproeofila'', the common white-banded swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and Nigeria. The larvae feed on ''Piper'' spe ...
'' Butler, 1868 – common white-banded swallowtail ::* ''
Papilio fernandus ''Papilio fernandus'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Equatorial Guinea. Taxonomy It is a member of the ''zenobia'' species group. In the ''zenobia'' group the basic upperside wing pattern is bla ...
'' Fruhstorfer, 1903 ::* ''
Papilio filaprae ''Papilio filaprae'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Angola and Equatorial Guinea. The species was first described by ...
'' Suffert, 1904 ::* ''
Papilio gallienus ''Papilio gallienus'', the narrow-banded swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the central part of the Republic of the Congo. Taxonomy ''Papilio gallie ...
'' Distant, 1879 – narrow-banded swallowtail ::* ''
Papilio mechowi ''Papilio mechowi'' is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae found in Africa. Subspecies *''Papilio mechowi mechowi'' (Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic, southern Sudan, Uganda, Republic of the Congo, Angola) *''Papilio mechowi whitnall ...
'' Dewitz, 1881 ::* ''
Papilio mechowianus ''Papilio mechowianus'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Angola and the Republic of the Congo. Taxonomy It is a member of the ''zenobia'' species group. In the ''zenobia'' group the basic uppers ...
'' Dewitz, 1885 ::* ''
Papilio nobicea ''Papilio nobicea'', the Volta swallowtail, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Ghana and Togo. The habitat consists of forests in mountainous terrain. Taxonomy It is a member of the ''zenobia'' species group. In the ''ze ...
'' Suffert, 1904 – Volta swallowtail ::* ''
Papilio zenobia ''Papilio zenobia'', the Zenobia swallowtail or Volta swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the ...
'' Fabricius, 1775 – Zenobia swallowtail :species group: ''demodocus'' ::* ''
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 ...
'' Esper, 1799 – citrus swallowtail, citrus butterfly, orange dog, or Christmas butterfly ::* '' Papilio demoleus'' Linnaeus, 1758 – (common) lime swallowtail or lime butterfly ::* '' Papilio erithonioides'' Grose-Smith, 1891 ::* '' Papilio grosesmithi'' Rothschild, 1926 ::* '' Papilio morondavana'' Grose-Smith, 1891 – Madagascan emperor :species group: ''echerioides'' ::* '' Papilio echerioides'' Trimen, 1868 – white-banded swallowtail ::* '' Papilio fuelleborni'' Karsch, 1900 ::* '' Papilio jacksoni'' Sharpe, 1891 – Jackson's swallowtail ::* '' Papilio sjoestedti'' Aurivillius, 1908 – Kilimanjaro swallowtail :species group: ''oribazus'' ::* ''
Papilio epiphorbas ''Papilio epiphorbas'' is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. Taxonomy ''Papilio epiphorbas'' is a member of the ''oribazus'' species-group. The clade members are *'' Papilio oribazus'' Bo ...
'' Boisduval, 1833 ::* ''
Papilio nobilis ''Papilio nobilis'', the noble swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa. The larvae feed on '' Warburgia ugandensis''. Taxonomy ''Papilio nobilis'' is a member of the ''oribazus'' species group. The clade m ...
'' Rogenhofer, 1891 – noble swallowtail ::* ''
Papilio oribazus ''Papilio oribazus'' is a swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in eastern Madagascar. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1836. The habitat consists of forests and forest margins. Taxonomy ' ...
'' Boisduval, 1836 :species group: ''hesperus'' ::* '' Papilio euphranor'' Trimen, 1868 – forest swallowtail or bush kite ::* '' Papilio hesperus'' Westwood, 1843 – emperor swallowtail ::* '' Papilio horribilis'' Butler, 1874 ::* '' Papilio pelodurus'' Butler, 1896 :species group: ''menestheus'' ::* '' Papilio lormieri'' Distant, 1874 – central emperor swallowtail ::* '' Papilio menestheus'' Drury, 1773 – western emperor swallowtail ::* '' Papilio ophidicephalus'' Oberthür, 1878 – emperor swallowtail :species group: ''
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'' ::* '' Papilio andronicus'' Ward, 1871 ::* ''
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 ...
'' Bivar de Sousa & Fernandes, 1966 ::* '' Papilio leucotaenia'' Rothschild, 1908 – cream-banded swallowtail ::* ''
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 ...
'' Schröder & Treadaway, 1991 ::* '' Papilio mackinnoni'' Sharpe, 1891 – MacKinnon's swallowtail ::* '' Papilio mangoura'' Hewitson, 1875 – Mangoura swallowtail ::* ''
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 ...
'' Storace, 1951 ::* ''
Papilio nobicea ''Papilio nobicea'', the Volta swallowtail, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Ghana and Togo. The habitat consists of forests in mountainous terrain. Taxonomy It is a member of the ''zenobia'' species group. In the ''ze ...
'' Berger, 1974 ::* ''
Papilio phorbanta ''Papilio phorbanta'', also known as the small Réunion swallowtail (or papillon la pâture in French), is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is thought to be endemic to Réunion but may also be present on the Seychelles, bu ...
'' Linnaeus, 1771 – papillon la pature :species group: ''noblei'' ::* '' Papilio antonio'' Hewitson,
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/small> ::* '' Papilio noblei'' de Nicéville,
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/small> :species group: ''demolion'' ::* '' Papilio demolion'' Cramer, 776/small> – banded swallowtail ::* '' Papilio euchenor'' Guérin-Méneville, 1829 ::* '' Papilio gigon'' C. Felder & R. Felder, 1864 ::* ''
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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/small> – Malabar banded swallowtail :species group: ''anactus'' ::*'' Papilio anactus'' MacLeay, 826/small> – dingy swallowtail ::*'' Papilio natewa'' – Natewa swallowtail :species group: ''aegeus'' ::* ''
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 ...
'' Donovan, 1805 – orchard swallowtail ::* '' Papilio bridgei'' Mathew, 1886 ::* '' Papilio erskinei'' Mathew, 1886 ::* '' Papilio gambrisius'' Cramer,
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/small> ::* '' Papilio inopinatus'' Butler, 1883 ::* '' Papilio ptolychus'' Godman & Salvin, 1888 ::* '' Papilio tydeus'' C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860 ::* '' Papilio weymeri'' Niepelt, 1914 ::* '' Papilio woodfordi'' Godman & Salvin, 1888 – Woodford's swallowtail :species group: ''godeffroyi'' ::* '' Papilio amynthor'' Boisduval, 1859 – Norfolk swallowtail ::* '' Papilio godeffroyi'' Semper, 1866 – Godeffroy's swallowtail ::* '' Papilio schmeltzi'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 :species group: ''polytes'' ::* ''
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 ...
'' Linnaeus, 1758 – common Mormon :species group: ''castor'' ::* ''
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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/small> – Burmese raven :species group: ''fuscus'' ::* '' Papilio albinus'' Wallace, 1865 ::* '' Papilio diophantus'' Grose-Smith, 1883 ::* '' Papilio fuscus'' Goeze, 1779 – Canopus butterfly ::* '' Papilio hipponous'' C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862 ::* '' Papilio jordani'' Fruhstorfer, 1906 – Jordan's swallowtail ::* ''
Papilio pitmani ''Papilio pitmani'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Burma, Thailand and Vietnam. Subspecies *''Papilio pitmani pitmani'' *''Papilio duboisi'' Vitalis de Salvaza, 1921 (central Vietnam) Taxonom ...
'' Elwes & de Nicéville, 887/small> ::* ''
Papilio prexaspes ''Papilio prexaspes'', the blue Helen, is a swallowtail butterfly found in Southeast Asia. The race found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, ''Papilio prexaspes andamanicus'' (earlier placed under ''Papilio fuscus''), is also known as the Andam ...
'' C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865 – Andaman Helen ::* '' Papilio sakontala'' Hewitson, 1864 :species group: ''helenus'' ::* ''
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 ...
'' Boisduval, 1836 – yellow Helen ::* '' Papilio nubilus'' Staudinger, 1895 ::* '' Papilio sataspes'' C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865 :species group: ''memnon'' ::* ''
Papilio acheron ''Papilio acheron'' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to East Malaysia. References * Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996.Papilio acheron 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007. Endemic f ...
'' Grose-Smith, 1887 – Acheron swallowtail ::* ''
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 ...
'' Boisduval, 1836 – Ascalaphus swallowtail ::* ''
Papilio deiphobus ''Papilio deiphobus'''' ...
'' Linnaeus, 1758 ::* '' Papilio forbesi'' Grose-Smith, 1883 ::* '' Papilio lampsacus'' Boisduval, 1836 ::* ''
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 ...
'' Linnaeus, 1758 – great Mormon ::* '' Papilio oenomaus'' Godart, 1819 ::* ''
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,
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/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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/small> – redbreast ::* '' Papilio macilentus'' Janson, 1877 ::* ''
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 ...
'' – spangle ::* '' Papilio taiwanus'' Rothschild, 1898 – Formosan swallowtail :species group: ''bootes'' ::* ''
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 ...
'' Westwood, 1842 – tailed redbreast ::* '' Papilio elwesi'' Leech, 1889 ::* '' Papilio maraho'' Shiraki & Sonan, 1934 subgenus: ''Chilasa'' Moore, 881:species group: ''agestor'' ::* '' Papilio agestor'' Gray, 1831 – tawny mime ::* ''
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,
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/small> – lesser mime ::* '' Papilio slateri'' Hewitson, 1853 – blue-striped mime :species group: ''clytia'' ::* ''
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 ...
'' Linnaeus, 1758 – common mime ::* '' Papilio paradoxa'' (Zincken, 1831) – great mime :species group: ''veiovis'' ::* '' Papilio veiovis'' Hewitson,
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/small> :species group: ''laglaizei'' ::* '' Papilio laglaizei'' Depuiset, 1877 ::* '' Papilio moerneri'' Aurivillius, 1919 ::* '' Papilio toboroi'' Ribbe, 1907 :species group: unnamed ::* '' Papilio carolinensis'' Jumalon, 1967 ::* '' Papilio osmana'' Jumalon, 1967 subgenus: '' Achillides'' Hübner, 819/small> :species group: ''paris'' ::* '' Papilio arcturus'' Westwood, 1842 – blue peacock ::* '' Papilio bianor'' Cramer,
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/small> – Chinese peacock ::* '' Papilio chikae'' Igarashi, 1965 – Luzon peacock swallowtail ::* '' Papilio dialis'' Leech, 1893 – southern Chinese peacock ::* '' Papilio doddsi'' Janet, 1896 ::* '' Papilio elephenor'' Doubleday, 1845 – yellow-crested spangle ::* '' Papilio hoppo'' Matsumura, 1908 ::* '' Papilio karna'' C. Felder & R. Felder, 1864 ::* '' Papilio krishna'' Moore, 1857 – Krishna peacock ::* '' Papilio longimacula'' Z.G. Wang & Y. Niu, 2002 ::* '' Papilio maackii'' Ménétriés, 1859 – alpine black swallowtail ::* '' Papilio paris'' Linnaeus, 1758 – Paris peacock ::* '' Papilio polyctor'' Boisduval, 1836 – common peacock :species group: ''palinurus'' ::* '' Papilio blumei'' Boisduval, 1836 – peacock or green swallowtail ::* '' Papilio buddha'' Westwood, 1872 – Malabar banded peacock ::* '' Papilio crino'' Fabricius, 1793 – common banded peacock ::* '' Papilio palinurus'' Fabricius, 1787 – emerald swallowtail :species group: unnamed ::* ''
Papilio lorquinianus ''Papilio lorquinianus'', the sea green swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Moluccas (Morotai, Ternate, Halmahera, Bacan and Seram) and in western Irian Jaya. Subspecies Subspecies include: *''Papilio lorqu ...
'' C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865 ::* '' Papilio neumoegeni'' Honrath, 1890 ::* '' Papilio peranthus'' Fabricius, 1787 ::* '' Papilio pericles'' Wallace, 1865 :species group: ''ulysses'' ::* ''
Papilio montrouzieri ''Papilio montrouzieri'', occasionally referred to as Montrouzier's Ulysses, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is endemic to New Caledonia. It resembles the more widespread relative, ''Papilio ulysses''. Its ...
'' Boisduval, 1859 ::* ''
Papilio syfanius ''Papilio syfanius'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in China. where it is endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, s ...
'' Oberthür, 1886 ::* ''
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 ''Papilio anchisiades'', the ruby-spotted swallowtail
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'' Esper, 1788 – ruby-spotted swallowtail or red-spotted swallowtail ::* '' Papilio chiansiades'' Westwood, 1872 ::* ''
Papilio epenetus ''Papilio epenetus'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Ecuador. Description Tailless. The females is paler than the male. The forewing is without spots except at the margin. The hindwing has larg ...
'' Hewitson, 1861 ::* '' Papilio erostratus'' Westwood, 1847 – Erostratus swallowtail ::* '' Papilio hyppason'' Cramer, 1775 ::* '' Papilio isidorus'' Doubleday, 1846 ::* '' Papilio oxynius'' (Geyer,
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 ::* '' Papilio pelaus'' Fabricius, 1775 ::* '' Papilio rogeri'' Boisduval, 1836 :species group: ''thoas'' ::* ''
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 ...
'' Cramer,
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/small> – Androgeus swallowtail, queen page, or queen swallowtail ::* ''
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 ...
'' Esper, 1794 – Schaus' swallowtail or island swallowtail ::* '' Papilio aristor'' Godart, 1819 – scarce Haitian swallowtail ::* '' Papilio astyalus'' Godart, 1819 – broad-banded swallowtail or Astyalus swallowtail ::* '' Papilio caiguanabus'' Poey, 852/small> – Poey's black swallowtail ::* ''
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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/small> – giant swallowtail ::* '' Papilio homothoas'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 ::* '' Papilio machaonides'' Esper, 1796 ::* '' Papilio melonius'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 ::* '' Papilio ornythion'' Boisduval, 1836 – Ornythion swallowtail ::* '' Papilio paeon'' Boisduval, 1836 ::* '' Papilio rumiko'' (Shiraiwa & Grishin, 2014) ::* '' Papilio thersites'' Fabricius, 1775 – Thersites swallowtail or false Androgeus swallowtail ::* ''
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 ...
'' Linnaeus, 1771 – Thoas swallowtail or king swallowtail :species group: ''torquatus'' ::* '' Papilio garleppi'' Staudinger, 1892 – Garlepp's swallowtail ::* '' Papilio hectorides'' Esper, 1794 ::* '' Papilio himeros'' Hopffer, 1865 – Himeros swallowtail ::* '' Papilio lamarchei'' Staudinger, 1892 ::* '' Papilio torquatus'' Cramer, 1777 – Torquatus swallowtail :species group: unnamed ::* '' Papilio okinawensis'' Fruhstorfer, 1898 subgenus: ''Pterourus'' Scopoli, 1777 :species group: ''troilus'' ::* '' Papilio palamedes'' Drury,
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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 ...
'' Linnaeus, 1758 – spicebush swallowtail :species group: ''glaucus'' ::* '' Papilio alexiares'' Höpffer, 1866 – Mexican tiger swallowtail ::* '' Papilio appalachiensis'' (Pavulaan & Wright, 2002) – Appalachian tiger swallowtail ::* ''
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 ...
'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 – Canadian tiger swallowtail ::* '' Papilio esperanza'' Beutelspacher, 1975 – Esperanza swallowtail ::* ''
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 ...
'' Linnaeus, 1758 – eastern tiger swallowtail ::* '' Papilio multicaudata'' Kirby, 1884 – two-tailed swallowtail ::* '' Papilio pilumnus'' Boisduval, 1836 – three-tailed 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 ...
'' 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 ...
'' Doubleday, 1847 :species group: ''scamander'' ::* '' Papilio birchallii'' Hewitson, 1863 ::* '' Papilio hellanichus'' Hewitson, 1868 ::* '' Papilio scamander'' Boisduval, 1836 ::* '' Papilio xanthopleura'' Godman & Salvin, 1868 :species group: ''homerus'' ::* '' Papilio cacicus'' Lucas, 1852 ::* '' Papilio euterpinus'' Salvin & Godman, 1868 ::* '' Papilio garamas'' (Geyer,
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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 ...
'' Fabricius, 1793 – Homerus swallowtail ::* '' Papilio judicael'' Oberthür, 1888 (tentatively placed here, may be hybrid) ::* '' Papilio menatius'' (Hübner, 819 ::* '' Papilio warscewiczii'' Hopffer, 1865 subgenus: ''Sinoprinceps'' Hancock, 1983 ::* '' Papilio benguetanus'' Joicey & Talbot, 1923 :species group: ''xuthus'' Hancock, 1983 ::* ''
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


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