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Swallowtail butterfly. 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 largest butterflies in the world, the birdwing butterflies of the genus Ornithoptera. [1]
Papilio zenobia Fabricius, 1775 – Zenobia swallowtail; species group: demodocus Citrus swallowtail (Papilio demodocus), South Africa Lime butterfly (Papilio demoleus), India. Papilio demodocus Esper, 1799 – citrus swallowtail, citrus butterfly, orange dog, or Christmas butterfly; Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 – (common) lime swallowtail ...
Black swallowtail, Papilio polyxenes, chrysalis Swallowtails are the largest butterflies.They range in size from 2.5–6.4 inches (6.5–16.5 cm). There are about 600 species worldwide with about 31 species in North America.
The Kaiser-i-Hind is a rare species of swallowtail butterfly found from Nepal and north India eastwards to north Vietnam. The common name literally means "Emperor of India", and it is much sought after by butterfly collectors for its beauty and rarity. Kaiser-e-Hind, Teinopalpus imperialis Hope, 1843
Pachliopta aristolochiae, the common rose, [2] [3] is a species of swallowtail butterfly belonging to the genus Pachliopta, the roses, or red-bodied swallowtails. It is a common butterfly which is extensively distributed across south and southeast Asia. [2] [3]
Papilio xuthus is a member of the genus Papilio.It is of the family Papilionidae and order Lepidoptera. [9] It was first introduced in Hawaii in 1971 from Japan or Guam. [10] P. xuthus makes significant seasonal migrations over 200 km. [11] There are three subspecies of P. xuthus: Papilio xuthus xuthus, Papilio xuthus koxinga, [12] and Papilio xuthus neoxuthus.
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).
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 William Schaus. [3]