''Papilio'' is a

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in the swallowtail butterfly

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

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

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 comprises ...

. 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 spec ...

''), 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 specimen( ...

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''). 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 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'', 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 fe ...

''). 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

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 mimics.''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 trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as oranges, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and limes. The genus ''Citrus'' is nati ...

'' 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 T ...

'' 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'' PapilioMachaon2016 001

::* '' Papilio alexanor'' Esper, 1800 – southern swallowtail ::* ''

Papilio brevicauda ''Papilio brevicauda'', the short-tailed swallowtail, is a North American butterfly in the family Papilionidae. Description The short-tailed swallowtail is very similar to the male black swallowtail (''Papilio polyxenes'') but has shorter tails ...

'' Saunders, 1869 – short-tailed swallowtail ::* ''

Papilio hospiton ''Papilio hospiton'', the Corsican swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found only in Corsica and Sardinia in the Mediterranean Sea. A medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan of , ''Papilio hospiton'' is a shor ...

'' Géné, 1839 – Corsican swallowtail ::* ''

Papilio indra ''Papilio indra'', the Indra swallowtail, short-tailed black swallowtail, or cliff swallowtail, is a western North American butterfly in the family Papilionidae. Description The Indra swallowtail is a black swallowtail similar in coloration to ...

'' Reakirt, 1866 – Indra swallowtail, short-tailed black swallowtail, or cliff swallowtail ::* ''

Papilio joanae ''Papilio joanae'', the Ozark swallowtail, is a North American butterfly species in the family Papilionidae.Jim P. Brock and Kenn Kaufman (2003). ''Butterflies of North America.'' Houghton Mifflin, New York, NY. It was once considered a synonym ...

'' J. Heitzman, 1973 – Ozark swallowtail ::* ''

'' 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 ''Papilio saharae'', the Sahara swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in North Africa and Arabia. Biology The larva feeds on '' Deverra chloranthus'', '' Deverra scopularia'', '' Seseli varium'', ''Ferula communis' ...

'' Oberthür, 1879 – Sahara swallowtail ::* ''

Papilio zelicaon ''Papilio zelicaon'', the anise swallowtail, is a common swallowtail butterfly of western North America. Both the upper and lower sides of its wings are black, but the upper wing has a broad yellow stripe across it, giving the butterfly an overal ...

'' Lucas, 1852 – anise swallowtail or western swallowtail subgenus: ''Princeps'' Hübner, 807/small> :species group: ''antimachus'' ::* '' Papilio antimachus'' Drury, 1782 – Antimachus swallowtail or giant African swallowtail :species group: ''zalmoxis'' ::* ''

Papilio zalmoxis ''Papilio zalmoxis'', the giant blue swallowtail, is an African butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. The name of the species is given in honor of Zalmoxis – a divinity of the Getae (a people of the lower Danube), mentioned by Herodo ...

'' 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'', '' Calode ...

'' 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 '' Ve ...

'' 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 ...

'' 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 spo ...

'' 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 ...

'' 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 an ...

'' Rothschild, 1926 :species group: ''cynorta'' ::* '' Papilio arnoldiana'' Vane-Wright, 1995 ::* '' Papilio cynorta'' 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 nor ...

'' Aurivillius, 1898 – mountain mimetic swallowtail :species group: ''dardanus'' African swallowtail (Papilio dardanus antinorii ) male

Green-banded swallowtail (Papilio phorcas ruscoei)

::* ''

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 pa ...

'' 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, 775/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'', ''Tecl ...

'' Oberthür, 1886 – regal swallowtail :species group: ''zenobia'' ::* '' Papilio cyproeofila'' Butler, 1868 – common white-banded swallowtail ::* '' Papilio fernandus'' 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 ...

'' 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 ga ...

'' 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 whitn ...

'' 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 upp ...

'' Dewitz, 1885 ::* '' Papilio nobicea'' 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, t ...

'' Fabricius, 1775 – Zenobia swallowtail :species group: ''demodocus'' ::* ''

'' Esper, 1799 – citrus swallowtail, citrus butterfly, orange dog, or Christmas butterfly ::* ''

Papilio demoleus ''Papilio demoleus'' is a common and widespread swallowtail butterfly. The butterfly is also known as the lime butterfly, lemon butterfly, lime swallowtail, and chequered swallowtail. These common names refer to their host plants, which are usu ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 – (common) lime swallowtail or lime butterfly ::* ''

Papilio erithonioides ''Papilio erithonioides'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests. Original description Expanse male 3 and 7/8, female 4 and 5/8 – 5 inches. Male. Uppersi ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1891 ::* ''

Papilio grosesmithi ''Papilio grosesmithi'' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests. Taxonomy ''Papilio grosesmithi'' is a member of the ''demodocus'' species-group. The clade members are: ...

'' Rothschild, 1926 ::* ''

Papilio morondavana ''Papilio morondavana'', the Madagascan emperor swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests. Original description Expanse male 4 and 3/8, female 4 and 3/4 inche ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1891 – Madagascan emperor :species group: ''echerioides'' ::* ''

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, first from January to March and second from Septemb ...

'' Trimen, 1868 – white-banded swallowtail ::* '' Papilio fuelleborni'' Karsch, 1900 ::* ''

Papilio jacksoni ''Papilio jacksoni'', the Jackson's swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa. The female adults mimic ''Amauris echeria'' and relatives. The larvae feed on ''Clausena'', ''Toddalia'' and ''Clausena anisata'' ...

'' Sharpe, 1891 – Jackson's swallowtail ::* '' Papilio sjoestedti'' Aurivillius, 1908 – Kilimanjaro swallowtail :species group: ''oribazus'' Banded blue swallowtail (Papilio oribazus)

Banded blue swallowtail (Papilio 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'' B ...

'' 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'' Western emperor swallowtail (Papilio menestheus)

Western emperor swallowtail (Papilio 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'' Bivar de Sousa & Fernandes, 1966 ::* '' Papilio leucotaenia'' Rothschild, 1908 – cream-banded swallowtail ::* '' Papilio luzviae'' Schröder & Treadaway, 1991 ::* ''

Papilio mackinnoni ''Papilio mackinnoni'', the Mackinnon's swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Angola, Uganda, Zaire, South Sudan, the Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Buru ...

'' Sharpe, 1891 – MacKinnon's swallowtail ::* ''

Papilio mangoura ''Papilio mangoura'' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: Républ ...

'' 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 hin ...

'' 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. ...

'' Storace, 1951 ::* '' Papilio nobicea'' Berger, 1974 ::* '' Papilio phorbanta'' Linnaeus, 1771 – papillon la pature :species group: ''noblei'' ::* ''

Papilio antonio ''Papilio antonio'' is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. The wingspan is 90–110 mm. Subspecies There are two recognised subspecies: * ''Papilio antonio antonio'' (Basilan, Leyte and Mindanao) * ...

'' Hewitson, 875/small> ::* '' Papilio noblei'' de Nicéville, 889/small> :species group: ''demolion'' ::* ''

Papilio demolion ''Papilio demolion'', the banded swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. Subspecies Subspecies include: *''Papilio demolion demolion'' Cramer, 1776 *''Papilio demolion energetes'' Fruhstorfer, ...

'' Cramer,

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/small> – banded swallowtail ::* ''

Papilio euchenor ''Papilio euchenor'' is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. Distribution This species can be found at Papua New Guinea, Celebes, Sumatra, Bismarck Archipelago and various surrounding islands. Subspecies Subspecies include: *''Papilio euchen ...

'' Guérin-Méneville, 1829 ::* '' Papilio gigon'' C. Felder & R. Felder, 1864 ::* '' Papilio liomedon'' Moore, 875/small> – Malabar banded swallowtail :species group: ''anactus'' ::*'' Papilio anactus'' MacLeay, 826/small> – dingy swallowtail ::*''

Papilio natewa ''Papilio natewa'', commonly known as the Natewa swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to the Natewa Peninsula of Vanua Levu, Fiji. Described in 2018 by John Tennent, Visheshni Chandra, and ...

'' – Natewa swallowtail :species group: ''aegeus'' ::* ''

'' Donovan, 1805 – orchard swallowtail ::* '' Papilio bridgei'' Mathew, 1886 ::* '' Papilio erskinei'' Mathew, 1886 ::* '' Papilio gambrisius'' Cramer, 777/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 ''Papilio amynthor'', the Norfolk swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae, that is found in the south-west Pacific Ocean on Norfolk Island and the Loyalty Islands. It commonly inhabits rainforest and suburban areas. Th ...

'' Boisduval, 1859 – Norfolk swallowtail ::* ''

Papilio godeffroyi ''Papilio godeffroyi'', the Godeffroy's swallowtail, ( Samoan ') is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. ''Papilio godeffroyi'' was endemic to all of Samoa, but it is now found only on the island of Tutuila, where it is uncommon but widespre ...

'' Semper, 1866 – Godeffroy's swallowtail ::* ''

Papilio schmeltzi ''Papilio schmeltzi'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is endemism, endemic to Fiji. Etymology Named to honour the German naturalist Johann Schmeltz. It is common and not threatened. References

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'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 :species group: ''polytes'' Common Mormon Papilio polytes Female Form Romulus by kadavoor

::* '' Papilio ambrax'' Boisduval, 1832 – Ambrax butterfly ::* '' Papilio phestus'' Guérin-Méneville, 1830 ::* '' Papilio polytes'' Linnaeus, 1758 – common Mormon :species group: ''castor'' ::* '' Papilio castor'' 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. B ...

'' Wood-Mason, 1880 – Malabar raven ::* '' Papilio mahadeva'' Moore, 879/small> – Burmese raven :species group: ''fuscus'' ::* ''

Papilio albinus ''Papilio albinus'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in west Western New Guinea and Papua New Guinea. The species was first described by Alfred Russel Wallace in 1865. Subspecies *''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'' Elwes & de Nicéville,

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/small> ::* '' Papilio prexaspes'' C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865 – Andaman Helen ::* '' Papilio sakontala'' Hewitson, 1864 :species group: ''helenus'' ::* '' Papilio helenus'' Linnaeus, 1758 – red Helen ::* ''

Papilio iswara ''Papilio iswara'', the great Helen, is a species of large swallowtail butterfly found in parts of Southeast Asia. Status ''Papilio iswara'' is not uncommon and not Threatened species, threatened. Subspecies *''Papilio iswara iswara'' (souther ...

'' White, 1842 – great Helen ::* ''

Papilio iswaroides ''Papilio iswaroides'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Malaysia and Sumatra. It was first described by German entomologist Hans Fruhstorfer in 1898. Subspecies *''Papilio iswaroides iswaroides'' ...

'' Fruhstorfer, 1898 ::* '' Papilio nephelus'' Boisduval, 1836 – yellow Helen ::* ''

Papilio nubilus ''Papilio nubilus'' is a rare species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that can be found in Borneo. Previously listed as a distinct species ( D'Abrera 1982, Munroe 1961), but now regarded (by Collins & Morris 1985, Tsukada & ...

'' Staudinger, 1895 ::* ''

Papilio sataspes ''Papilio sataspes'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Sulawesi and Banggai. Subspecies *''Papilio sataspes sataspes'' (Sulawesi) *''Papilio sataspes artaphernes'' Honrath, 1886 (Bangkai Island) ...

'' C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865 :species group: ''memnon'' Papilio polymnestor-Kadavoor-2016-07-27-002

::* '' Papilio acheron'' Grose-Smith, 1887 – Acheron swallowtail ::* '' Papilio ascalaphus'' Boisduval, 1836 – Ascalaphus swallowtail ::* '' Papilio deiphobus'' Linnaeus, 1758 ::* ''

Papilio forbesi ''Papilio forbesi'' is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Sumatra. Description ''P. Forbesi'', Henley Grose Smith, ''Entomologist's Monthly Magazine'', xix., p. 234 (March, 1883); Forbes, " Naturalist's Wanderings," p ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1883 ::* '' Papilio lampsacus'' Boisduval, 1836 ::* '' Papilio lowi'' H. Druce, 1873 – Asian swallowtail or great yellow Mormon ::* ''

Papilio mayo ''Papilio mayo'', the Andaman Mormon, is a species of swallowtail butterfly that is endemic to the Andamans in the Bay of Bengal. It is a species that is protected by Indian Law. The scientific name honours Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, who w ...

'' Atkinson, 1873 – Andaman Mormon ::* '' Papilio memnon'' Linnaeus, 1758 – great Mormon ::* '' Papilio oenomaus'' Godart, 1819 ::* '' Papilio polymnestor'' Cramer, 775/small> – blue Mormon ::* ''

Papilio rumanzovia ''Papilio rumanzovia'', the scarlet Mormon or red Mormon,Papilio alcmenor ''Papilio alcmenor'', the redbreast, is a species of swallowtail butterfly found in South Asia. Description Male upperside black with, in some lights, an obscure dark indigo-blue tint. Forewing: a series of pale adnervular streaks not extended ...

'' C. Felder & R. Felder, 864/small> – redbreast ::* ''

Papilio macilentus ''Papilio macilentus'', the long tail spangle, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. The species was first described by Oliver Erichson Janson in 1877. Description The wingspan of ''Papilio macilentus'' reaches about . Wings are black, wi ...

'' Janson, 1877 ::* '' Papilio protenor'' – spangle ::* '' Papilio taiwanus'' Rothschild, 1898 – Formosan swallowtail :species group: ''bootes'' ::* '' Papilio bootes'' Westwood, 1842 – tailed redbreast ::* ''

Papilio elwesi ''Papilio elwesi'' is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. The species is endemic to China and Vietnam. ''Papilio elwesi'' (along with '' P. maraho'') differs from all other ''Papilio'' species in the tail of the hindwing being so dilated tha ...

'' Leech, 1889 ::* '' Papilio maraho'' Shiraki & Sonan, 1934 subgenus: ''Chilasa'' Moore,

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:species group: ''agestor'' ::* ''

Papilio agestor ''Papilio (Chilasa) agestor'', the tawny mime, is a swallowtail butterfly, native to Indian subcontinent and widely found across Asia. The butterfly belongs to the mime subgenus, ''Chilasa'', of the genus ''Papilio'' or the black-bodied swallowta ...

'' Gray, 1831 – tawny mime ::* '' Papilio epycides'' Hewitson, 864/small> – lesser mime ::* ''

Papilio slateri ''Papilio (Chilasa) slateri'', the blue striped mime, is a swallowtail butterfly found across south and south-east Asia. The butterfly belongs to the mime subgenus, ''Chilasa'', of the genus ''Papilio'', the black-bodied swallowtails. The nomina ...

'' Hewitson, 1853 – blue-striped mime :species group: ''clytia'' ::* '' Papilio clytia'' Linnaeus, 1758 – common mime ::* '' Papilio paradoxa'' (Zincken, 1831) – great mime :species group: ''veiovis'' ::* '' Papilio veiovis'' Hewitson, 865/small> :species group: ''laglaizei'' ::* ''

Papilio laglaizei ''Papilio laglaizei'' is a swallowtail butterfly found in New Guinea. It is a Batesian mimicry, mimic of ''Alcides agathyrsus''. The larvae feed on ''Litsea''. Papilio, laglaizei Butterflies described in 1877 {{Papilionidae-stub ...

'' Depuiset, 1877 ::* ''

Papilio moerneri ''Papilio moerneri'' is a rare species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to New Ireland in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur on New Britain New Britain ( tpi, Niu Briten) is the largest island in the Bismarck Archip ...

'' Aurivillius, 1919 ::* ''

Papilio toboroi ''Papilio toboroi'' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Ocean ...

'' Ribbe, 1907 :species group: unnamed ::* ''

Papilio carolinensis ''Papilio carolinensis'' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, link ...

'' Jumalon, 1967 ::* '' Papilio osmana'' Jumalon, 1967 subgenus: ''

Achillides ''Achillides'', the peacock swallowtails, – Chinese peacock * ''Papilio blumei'' Boisduval, 1836 – green swallowtail * ''Papilio buddha'' Westwood, 1872 – Malabar banded peacock * ''Papilio chikae'' Igarashi, 1965 – Luzon peacock swallo ...

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Papilio arcturus ''Papilio arcturus'', the blue peacock, is a species of swallowtail butterfly found in the Indian subcontinent. Description Male has the upper wings brownish black, somewhat paler on the forewing than on the hindwing. Forewing irrorated (sprin ...

'' Westwood, 1842 – blue peacock ::* ''

Papilio bianor ''Papilio bianor'', the Common peacock or Chinese peacock black swallowtail emerald or Chinese peacock is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae, the swallowtails. It is native to Asia. It is the state butterfly of the Indian state of ...

'' Cramer, 777/small> – Chinese peacock ::* ''

Papilio chikae ''Papilio chikae'', the Luzon peacock swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. It has two subspecies, with ''P. c. chikae'' from Luzon and ''P. c. hermeli'' (Nuyda, 1992) from Mindoro. ...

'' Igarashi, 1965 – Luzon peacock swallowtail ::* ''

Papilio dialis ''Papilio dialis'', the southern Chinese peacock, is a swallowtail butterfly, native to China, Hainan, Taiwan and Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ eve ...

'' Leech, 1893 – southern Chinese peacock ::* ''

Papilio doddsi ''Papilio doddsi'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus '' Papilio'' that is found in Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast ...

'' Janet, 1896 ::* '' Papilio elephenor'' Doubleday, 1845 – yellow-crested spangle ::* ''

Papilio hoppo ''Papilio hoppo'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly. It is found only in Taiwan. The larvae feed on ''Citrus'' species. References Other sources *Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach, 1998 ''Schmetterlinge der Erde'', Butterflies of the w ...

'' Matsumura, 1908 ::* ''

Papilio karna ''Papilio karna'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Java, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines. Subspecies *''Papilio karna karna'' (western Java: Mount Gede) *''Papilio karna discordia'' de Nicév ...

'' C. Felder & R. Felder, 1864 ::* ''

Papilio krishna ''Papilio krishna'', the Krishna peacock, is a large swallowtail butterfly found in forests in China, Nepal, north east India, Myanmar and Vietnam. Description * A large beautiful butterfly with a prominent swallowtail, the Krishna peacock has a ...

'' Moore, 1857 – Krishna peacock ::* ''

Papilio longimacula ''Papilio longimacula'', is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of th ...

'' Z.G. Wang & Y. Niu, 2002 ::* ''

Papilio maackii ''Papilio maackii'', the alpine black swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Central Asia, Japan, China and South Korea. The larvae feed on ''Zanthoxylum ailanthoides'', '' Euodia meliaefolia'', '' Orixa japonic ...

'' Ménétriés, 1859 – alpine black swallowtail ::* ''

Papilio paris ''Papilio paris'', the Paris peacock(Myanmar name: ဒေါင်းစိမ်းလိပ်ပြာ), is a species of swallowtail butterfly found in the Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia. Subspecies *''P. p. arjuna'' Horsfield, 1828 ( ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 – Paris peacock ::* ''

Papilio polyctor ''Papilio polyctor'', the common peacock, is a swallowtail butterfly found in the Indian subcontinent. It is found in the Himalayas and parts of India from the foothills to between March and October. It has distinct dry- and wet-season forms. T ...

'' Boisduval, 1836 – common peacock

Common banded peacock (Papilio crino) underside

:species group: ''palinurus'' ::* '' Papilio blumei'' Boisduval, 1836 – peacock or green swallowtail ::* ''

Papilio buddha ''Papilio buddha'', the Malabar banded peacock, is a species of swallowtail butterfly found in the Western Ghats of India. The Government of Kerala declared it as the official Kerala state butterfly Description ''P. buddha'' resembles '' P ...

'' Westwood, 1872 – Malabar banded peacock ::* '' Papilio crino'' Fabricius, 1793 – common banded peacock ::* ''

Papilio palinurus ''Papilio palinurus'', the emerald swallowtail, emerald peacock, or green-banded peacock, is a butterfly of the genus '' Papilio'' of the family Papilionidae. It is native to Southeast Asia, but is regularly kept in butterfly houses around the w ...

'' 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 lorq ...

'' C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865 ::* ''

Papilio neumoegeni ''Papilio neumoegeni'' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to the islands of Sumba in Indonesia. Description ''Papilio neumoegeni'' has a forewing length of 43–48 mm. Male: The upperside forewing is black ...

'' Honrath, 1890 ::* ''

Papilio peranthus ''Papilio peranthus'' is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Indonesia (including Java, Sulawesi and the Lesser Sunda Islands). The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one ...

'' 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''. It ...

'' Boisduval, 1859 ::* '' Papilio syfanius'' Oberthür, 1886 ::* '' Papilio ulysses'' Linnaeus, 1758 – Ulysses, mountain blue, blue emperor, or blue mountain swallowtail subgenus: ''Heraclides'' Hübner,

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Papilio anchisiades ''Papilio anchisiades'', the ruby-spotted swallowtail
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'' Esper, 1788 – ruby-spotted swallowtail or red-spotted swallowtail ::* ''

Papilio chiansiades ''Papilio chiansiades'' is a swallowtail butterfly from the Papilioninae subfamily. It is found in the Neotropical realm (South America). Description On the upper surface of the forewing before the hindmargin a large yellowish white spot; on the ...

'' Westwood, 1872 ::* '' Papilio epenetus'' Hewitson, 1861 ::* ''

Papilio erostratus ''Papilio erostratus'', the Erostratus swallowtail, is a species of Neotropical swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Belize and Mexico. Description It is very similar to '' Papilio pharnaces ...

'' Westwood, 1847 – Erostratus swallowtail ::* ''

Papilio hyppason ''Papilio hyppason'' is a Neotropical butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Suriname, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Venezuela and Ecuador. Description Tailless. Pronotum spotted with red. Hindwing beneath with red basal spot behind the c ...

'' Cramer, 1775 ::* ''

Papilio isidorus ''Papilio isidorus'' is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). The species was first described by Henry Doubleday in 1846. It is found in Central and South America. Description Forewing on the under surface either without white ...

'' Doubleday, 1846 ::* ''

Papilio oxynius ''Papilio oxynius'', the Cuban black swallowtail, is a species of Neotropical swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Cuba. Description Similar to '' P. pelaus'' but the band of the forewing only indicated; the marginal ...

'' (Geyer, 827 ::* ''

Papilio pelaus ''Papilio pelaus'', the prickly ash swallowtail, is a species of Neotropical swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Jamaica, Hispaniola, Cuba and Puerto Rico. Description With spatulate tail. Sexes similar, but the mar ...

'' Fabricius, 1775 ::* ''

Papilio rogeri ''Papilio rogeri'', the pink-spotted swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in central and southern Mexico. One stray has been reported from the lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas, United States. Descri ...

'' Boisduval, 1836 :species group: ''thoas'' Bahamian swallowtail (Papilio andraemon) underside

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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, 823 – Bahaman swallowtail ::* '' Papilio androgeus'' Cramer, 775/small> – Androgeus swallowtail, queen page, or queen swallowtail ::* '' Papilio aristodemus'' 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 ''Papilio'' is a genus in the swallowtail butterfly family (biology), family, Papilionidae, as well as the only representative of the tribe (biology), tribe Papilionini. The word ''papilio'' is Latin for butterfly. It includes the common yellow ...

'' Poey,

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/small> – Poey's black swallowtail ::* '' Papilio cresphontes'' Cramer, 777/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 ''Papilio thersites'', the Thersites swallowtail or false Androgeus swallowtail, is a Neotropical butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Jamaica. P. thersites F. (9 a) is similar to the well known '' P. lycophron'' Hbn. In the mal ...

'' Fabricius, 1775 – Thersites swallowtail or false Androgeus swallowtail ::* '' Papilio thoas'' Linnaeus, 1771 – Thoas swallowtail or king swallowtail :species group: ''torquatus'' ::* ''

Papilio garleppi ''Papilio garleppi'' is a species of Neotropical butterfly in the family Papilionidae first described by Otto Staudinger in 1892. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname. Description The male is similar to ''Pa ...

'' Staudinger, 1892 – Garlepp's swallowtail ::* ''

Papilio hectorides ''Papilio hectorides'' is a species of Neotropical swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil. It is common and not threatened. Larvae feed on Piperaceae.Sérgio A. Vanin, Clécio S ...

'' Esper, 1794 ::* '' Papilio himeros'' Hopffer, 1865 – Himeros swallowtail ::* '' Papilio lamarchei'' Staudinger, 1892 ::* ''

Papilio torquatus ''Papilio torquatus'', the torquatus swallowtail, is a swallowtail butterfly in the subfamily Papilioninae. It is found from northern Argentina to Mexico. The wingspan is . Adults strongly resemble '' Papilio garleppi''. The larvae feed on the ...

'' Cramer, 1777 – Torquatus swallowtail :species group: unnamed ::* ''

Papilio okinawensis ''Papilio okinawensis'', the Okinawa peacock, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situat ...

'' Fruhstorfer, 1898 subgenus: ''Pterourus'' Scopoli, 1777 :species group: ''troilus'' Female Spicebush Swallowtail Megan McCarty07

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Papilio palamedes ''Papilio palamedes'', the Palamedes swallowtail or laurel swallowtail, is a North American butterfly in the family Papilionidae. Description The upperside of the wings is blackish brown with both wings having a yellow postmedian band and a yell ...

'' Drury, 773/small> – Palamedes swallowtail or laurel swallowtail ::* '' Papilio troilus'' Linnaeus, 1758 – spicebush swallowtail :species group: ''glaucus'' Papilio-canadensis-001

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Papilio alexiares ''Papilio alexiares'', the Mexican tiger swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Mexico and southern Texas. Subspecies *''Papilio alexiares alexiares'' (east-central Mexico) *''Papilio alex ...

'' 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. ...

'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 – Canadian tiger swallowtail ::* '' Papilio esperanza'' Beutelspacher, 1975 – Esperanza swallowtail ::* '' Papilio eurymedon'' 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 ''Papilio pilumnus'', the three-tailed tiger swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Texas, Mexico and Guatemala.Papilio rutulus'' Lucas, 1852 – western tiger swallowtail :species group: ''zagreus'' ::* '' Papilio bachus'' C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865 ::* ''

Papilio neyi ''Papilio neyi'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru and Brazil. Description ''Papilio neyi'' is a large, brown butterfly with extensive orange markings and a submarginal ...

'' 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 ''Papilio hellanichus'' is a species of Neotropical swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. The yellow spots on the upper surface of the wings are large. The insect reminds one superficial ...

'' Hewitson, 1868 ::* '' Papilio scamander'' Boisduval, 1836 ::* ''

Papilio xanthopleura ''Papilio xanthopleura'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Peru and Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both ...

'' Godman & Salvin, 1868 :species group: ''homerus'' ::* ''

Papilio cacicus ''Papilio cacicus'' is a Neotropical butterfly of the family Papilionidae first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1852. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru. Habitat ''Papilio cacicus'' is an indicator species of primary mountain ...

'' Lucas, 1852 ::* ''

Papilio euterpinus ''Papilio euterpinus'' is a species of Neotropical swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Taxonomy ''Papilio euterpinus'' is a member of the ''homerus'' species-group. The members of this ...

'' Salvin & Godman, 1868 ::* '' Papilio garamas'' (Geyer, 829 ::* '' Papilio homerus'' Fabricius, 1793 – Homerus swallowtail ::* ''

Papilio judicael ''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''), ...

'' Oberthür, 1888 (tentatively placed here, may be hybrid) ::* '' Papilio menatius'' (Hübner,

::* '' Papilio warscewiczii'' Hopffer, 1865 subgenus: ''Sinoprinceps'' Hancock, 1983 ::* ''

Papilio benguetanus ''Papilio benguetanus'' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links ...

'' 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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