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''Papilio'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
in the swallowtail butterfly
family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
,
Papilionidae Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful Butterfly, butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includ ...
, 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 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 ...
. It includes the common yellow swallowtail ('' Papilio machaon''), 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
species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
such as the western tiger swallowtail ('' Papilio rutulus''). Familiar species elsewhere in the world include the Mormons (''
Papilio polytes ''Papilio polytes'', the common Mormon, is a common species of swallowtail butterfly, swallowtail butterfly widely distributed across Asia. This butterfly is known for the mimicry displayed by the numerous forms of its females which mimic inedi ...
'', '' Papilio polymnestor'', '' Papilio memnon'', and '' Papilio deiphobus'') in Asia, the orchard and Ulysses swallowtails in
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('' Papilio aegeus'', '' Papilio ulysses'', respectively) and the citrus swallowtail of Africa ('' Papilio demodocus''). Older classifications of the swallowtails tended to use many rather small genera. More recent classifications have been more conservative, and as a result a number of former genera are now absorbed within ''Papilio'', such as ''Achillides'', ''Eleppone'', '' Druryia'', ''Heraclides'' (giant swallowtails), ''Menelaides'', ''Princeps'', ''Pterourus'' (tiger swallowtails), and ''Sinoprinceps''. The
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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
taxon In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; : taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular name and ...
is usually considered a subgenus of ''Chilasa''. Many of the
larva A larva (; : larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage. Animals with indirect development such as insects, some arachnids, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase ...
e resemble bird droppings 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 family Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as oranges, mandarins, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and limes. ''Citrus'' is nativ ...
'' 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'' species and '' Calodendrum'' species. Caterpillars sequester
terpenoid The terpenoids, also known as isoprenoids, are a class of naturally occurring organic compound, organic chemicals derived from the 5-carbon compound isoprene and its derivatives called terpenes, diterpenes, etc. While sometimes used interchangeabl ...
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'' 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'' Linnaeus, 1758 – Old World swallowtail, common yellow swallowtail, or artemisia swallowtail ::* '' Papilio polyxenes'' 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, 807/small> :species group: ''antimachus'' ::* '' Papilio antimachus'' 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'' Storace, 1952 – broadly green-banded swallowtail ::* '' Papilio desmondi'' van Someren, 1939 – Desmond's green-banded swallowtail ::* '' Papilio hornimani'' Distant, 1879 – Horniman's green-banded swallowtail or Horniman's swallowtail ::* '' Papilio interjectana'' Vane-Wright, 1995 – Van Someren's green-banded swallowtail ::* '' Papilio nireus'' Linnaeus, 1758 – green-banded swallowtail, narrow-banded green swallowtail, or African blue-banded swallowtail ::* '' Papilio sosia'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 – medium green-banded swallowtail ::* '' Papilio thuraui'' Karsch, 1900 ::* '' Papilio ufipa'' Carcasson, 1961 ::* '' Papilio wilsoni'' Rothschild, 1926 :species group: ''cynorta'' ::* '' Papilio arnoldiana'' Vane-Wright, 1995 ::* '' Papilio cynorta'' Fabricius, 1793 – mimetic swallowtail ::* '' Papilio plagiatus'' Aurivillius, 1898 – mountain mimetic swallowtail :species group: ''dardanus'' ::* '' Papilio constantinus'' Ward, 1871 – Constantine's swallowtail ::* '' Papilio dardanus'' Brown, 1776 – mocker swallowtail, flying handkerchief, or African swallowtail ::* '' Papilio delalandei'' Godart, 824/small> ::* '' Papilio phorcas'' Cramer, 775/small> – apple-green swallowtail or green banded swallowtail ::* '' Papilio rex'' Oberthür, 1886 – regal swallowtail :species group: ''zenobia'' ::* '' Papilio cyproeofila'' Butler, 1868 – common white-banded swallowtail ::* '' Papilio fernandus'' Fruhstorfer, 1903 ::* '' Papilio filaprae'' Suffert, 1904 ::* '' Papilio gallienus'' Distant, 1879 – narrow-banded swallowtail ::* '' Papilio mechowi'' Dewitz, 1881 ::* '' Papilio mechowianus'' Dewitz, 1885 ::* '' Papilio nobicea'' Suffert, 1904 – Volta swallowtail ::* '' Papilio zenobia'' Fabricius, 1775 – Zenobia swallowtail :species group: ''demodocus'' ::* '' Papilio demodocus'' 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'' Boisduval, 1833 ::* '' Papilio nobilis'' Rogenhofer, 1891 – noble swallowtail ::* '' Papilio oribazus'' 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'' Bivar de Sousa & Fernandes, 1966 ::* '' Papilio leucotaenia'' Rothschild, 1908 – cream-banded swallowtail ::* '' Papilio luzviae'' Schröder & Treadaway, 1991 ::* '' Papilio mackinnoni'' Sharpe, 1891 – MacKinnon's swallowtail ::* '' Papilio mangoura'' Hewitson, 1875 – Mangoura swallowtail ::* '' Papilio manlius'' Fabricius, 1798 ::* '' Papilio microps'' Storace, 1951 ::* '' Papilio nobicea'' Suffert, 1904 ::* '' Papilio phorbanta'' Linnaeus, 1771 – small Réunion swallowtail :species group: ''noblei'' ::* '' Papilio antonio'' Hewitson, 875/small> ::* '' Papilio noblei'' de Nicéville, 889/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'' Moore, 875/small> – Malabar banded swallowtail :species group: ''anactus'' ::*'' Papilio anactus'' MacLeay, 826/small> – dingy swallowtail ::*'' Papilio natewa'' – Natewa swallowtail :species group: ''aegeus'' ::* '' Papilio 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'' Boisduval, 1859 – Norfolk swallowtail ::* '' Papilio godeffroyi'' Semper, 1866 – Godeffroy's swallowtail ::* '' Papilio schmeltzi'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 :species group: ''polytes'' ::* '' Papilio ambrax'' Boisduval, 1832 – Ambrax butterfly ::* '' Papilio phestus'' Guérin-Méneville, 1830 ::* ''
Papilio polytes ''Papilio polytes'', the common Mormon, is a common species of swallowtail butterfly, swallowtail butterfly widely distributed across Asia. This butterfly is known for the mimicry displayed by the numerous forms of its females which mimic inedi ...
'' Linnaeus, 1758 – common Mormon :species group: ''castor'' ::* '' Papilio castor'' Westwood, 1842 – common raven ::* '' Papilio dravidarum'' Wood-Mason, 1880 – Malabar raven ::* '' Papilio mahadeva'' Moore, 879/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'' Elwes & de Nicéville, 887/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'' White, 1842 – great Helen ::* '' Papilio iswaroides'' Fruhstorfer, 1898 ::* '' Papilio nephelus'' Boisduval, 1836 – yellow Helen ::* '' Papilio nubilus'' Staudinger, 1895 ::* '' Papilio sataspes'' C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865 :species group: ''memnon'' ::* '' Papilio acheron'' Grose-Smith, 1887 – Acheron swallowtail ::* '' Papilio ascalaphus'' Boisduval, 1836 – Ascalaphus swallowtail ::* '' Papilio deiphobus'' Linnaeus, 1758 ::* '' Papilio forbesi'' Grose-Smith, 1883 ::* '' Papilio lampsacus'' Boisduval, 1836 ::* '' Papilio lowi'' H. Druce, 1873 – Asian swallowtail or great yellow Mormon ::* '' Papilio mayo'' Atkinson, 1873 – Andaman Mormon ::* '' Papilio memnon'' Linnaeus, 1758 – great Mormon ::* '' Papilio oenomaus'' Godart, 1819 ::* '' Papilio polymnestor'' Cramer, 775/small> – blue Mormon ::* '' Papilio rumanzovia'' Eschscholtz, 1821 – scarlet Mormon or red Mormon :species group: ''protenor'' ::* '' Papilio alcmenor'' C. Felder & R. Felder, 864/small> – redbreast ::* '' Papilio macilentus'' Janson, 1877 ::* '' Papilio protenor'' – spangle ::* '' Papilio taiwanus'' Rothschild, 1898 – Formosan swallowtail :species group: ''bootes'' ::* '' Papilio bootes'' 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'' Hewitson, 864/small> – lesser mime ::* '' Papilio slateri'' 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'' 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, 777/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'' C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865 ::* '' Papilio neumoegeni'' Honrath, 1890 ::* '' Papilio peranthus'' Fabricius, 1787 ::* '' Papilio pericles'' Wallace, 1865 :species group: ''ulysses'' ::* '' Papilio montrouzieri'' Boisduval, 1859 ::* '' Papilio syfanius'' Oberthür, 1886 ::* '' Papilio ulysses'' Linnaeus, 1758 – Ulysses, mountain blue, blue emperor, or blue mountain swallowtail subgenus: ''Heraclides'' Hübner, 819/small> :species group: ''anchisiades'' ::* '' Papilio anchisiades'' Esper, 1788 – ruby-spotted swallowtail or red-spotted swallowtail ::* '' Papilio chiansiades'' Westwood, 1872 ::* '' Papilio epenetus'' Hewitson, 1861 ::* '' Papilio erostratus'' Westwood, 1847 – Erostratus swallowtail ::* '' Papilio hyppason'' Cramer, 1775 ::* '' Papilio isidorus'' Doubleday, 1846 ::* '' Papilio oxynius'' (Geyer, 827 ::* '' Papilio pelaus'' Fabricius, 1775 ::* '' Papilio rogeri'' Boisduval, 1836 :species group: ''thoas'' ::* '' Papilio andraemon'' (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'' Poey,
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/small> – Poey's black swallowtail ::* '' Papilio cresphontes'' Cramer, 777/small> – eastern 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'' 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, 773/small> – Palamedes swallowtail or laurel swallowtail ::* '' Papilio troilus'' Linnaeus, 1758 – spicebush swallowtail :species group: ''glaucus'' ::* '' Papilio alexiares'' Höpffer, 1866 – Mexican tiger swallowtail ::* '' Papilio appalachiensis'' (Pavulaan & Wright, 2002) – Appalachian tiger swallowtail ::* '' Papilio canadensis'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 – Canadian tiger swallowtail ::* '' Papilio esperanza'' Beutelspacher, 1975 – Esperanza swallowtail ::* '' Papilio eurymedon'' Lucas, 1852 – pale swallowtail or pallid tiger swallowtail ::* '' Papilio glaucus'' Linnaeus, 1758 – eastern tiger swallowtail ::* '' Papilio multicaudata'' Kirby, 1884 – two-tailed swallowtail ::* '' Papilio pilumnus'' Boisduval, 1836 – three-tailed tiger swallowtail ::* '' Papilio rutulus'' Lucas, 1852 – western tiger swallowtail :species group: ''zagreus'' ::* '' Papilio bachus'' C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865 ::* '' Papilio neyi'' Niepelt, 1909 ::* '' Papilio zagreus'' 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, 829 ::* '' Papilio homerus'' 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'' Linnaeus, 1767 – Asian, Xuthus, or Chinese yellow swallowtail


Former species

Many species originally described in the genus ''Papilio'' have now been reclassified. For a list of selected former species see List of former species in the genus ''Papilio''.


References


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