Leptocircini is a

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of swallowtail

butterflies 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 fossi ...

that includes the

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Eurytides ''Eurytides'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Papilionidae, found in North, Central, and South America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Eurytides'': Subgenus ''Bellerographium'' Möhn, 2002 * '' Eurytides bel ...

'' (kite swallowtails), '' Graphium'' (swordtails), and ''

Lamproptera ''Lamproptera'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Papilionidae and the tribe Leptocircini. Species References

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'' (dragontails).

Taxonomy

The tribe consists of roughly 140

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in nine genera worldwide and one native North American species, ''

Eurytides marcellus ''Eurytides marcellus'', the zebra swallowtail (formerly listed under genera '' Protographium'', ''Iphiclides'', '' Graphium'' and ''Papilio'' by some authorities), is a swallowtail butterfly native to the eastern United States and south-eastern ...

''.

Genera

This tribe consists of the following genera: * ''

'' * '' Graphium'' * ''

Iphiclides ''Iphiclides'' is a genus of butterflies of the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). Taxonomy The genus was described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It contains three species: '' I. feisthamelii'' ( Duponchel, 1832) (in some schemes as a subspecies in ...

'' * ''

Lamproptera ''Lamproptera'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Papilionidae and the tribe Leptocircini. Species References

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'' * ''

Meandrusa ''Meandrusa'' is a genus of butterflies within the subfamily Papilioninae of the family Papilionidae Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful Butterfly, butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the ...

'' * ''

Mimoides ''Mimoides'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Papilionidae. The species native to the Americas were formerly in genus ''Eurytides''. Species * '' Mimoides ariarathes'' (Esper, 1788) * '' Mimoides euryleon'' (Hewitson, 856 – false cattle ...

'' * ''

Protesilaus In Greek mythology, Protesilaus (; ) was a Greek hero, hero in the ''Iliad'' who was venerated at Temenos, cult sites in Thessaly and Thrace. Protesilaus was the son of Iphiclus (mythology), Iphiclus, a "lord of many sheep"; as grandson of the e ...

'' * ''

Protographium ''Protographium'' is genus of Australian and Neotropical swallowtail butterflies in the subfamily Papilioninae. Taxonomy Related to Old World genus ''Graphium''. The classification of species in the genus ''Protographium'' is undergoing change ...

'' * ''

Teinopalpus ''Teinopalpus'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Papilionidae. Taxonomy The genus contains two species, both with multiple possible subspecies: * '' Teinopalpus aureus'' (Golden kaiser-i-hind) :* ''T. a. aureus'' :* ''T. a. eminens'' :* ...

Examples of butterflies from each genera

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Graphium agamemnon ''Graphium agamemnon'', the tailed jay, is a predominantly green and black tropical butterfly that belongs to the swallowtail family. The butterfly is also called the green-spotted triangle, tailed green jay, or green triangle. It is a common, n ...

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Lamproptera curius ''Lamproptera curius'', the white dragontail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly native to parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia where it is common. It belongs to the dragontails genus, ''Lamproptera'', of the swallowtail family, Papilionidae ...

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Mimoides xeniades ''Mimoides xeniades'' is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in southern Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru. Subspecies *''Mimoides xeniades xeniades'' (Ecuador) *''Mimoides xeniades halex'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) (Colombia ...

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Protographium leosthenes ''Protographium leosthenes'', the four-barred swordtail, is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Papilionidae found in Australia. It is similar to the five-barred (or chain) swordtail ('' Graphium aristeus'') found in both Australia and India ...

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Teinopalpus imperialis ''Teinopalpus imperialis'', the Kaisar-i-Hind, is a rare species of Swallowtail butterfly, swallowtail butterfly found from Nepal and north east India to north Vietnam. The common name literally means "emperor of India". The Kaisar-i-Hind is much ...

References

* Scott, J. A. (1992). ''Butterflies of North America: A Natural History and Field Guide''. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press. * Tyler, H. A., Brown, K. S., Jr., & Wilson, K. H. (1994). ''Swallowtail Butterflies of the Americas: A Study in Biological Dynamics, Ecological Diversity, Biosystematics, and Conservation''. Gainesville, Florida: Scientific Publishers. * Lepidoptera and some other life forms
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Papilionidae Butterfly tribes Taxa named by William Forsell Kirby Taxa described in 1896 {{Papilionidae-stub