''Papilio'' is a

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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 ''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

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 ''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 swallow ...

''). 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 polymnestor'', the blue Mormon, is a large swallowtail butterfly found in south India and Sri Lanka. In India it has bee recently reported from the eastern part of India, from the State of Jharkhand. It is the "state butterfly" of the In ...

'', ''

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 range ...

'', and ''

Papilio deiphobus ''Papilio deiphobusPapilio rumanzovia'' Forewing much less falcate. With or without tail, the patches of the under surface as brilliant red as in ''rumanzovia''.Male upper surface of the hindwing before the distal margin with a broad band comp ...

'') 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 (biology), family Papilionidae, that is found in eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea. The larvae of this species are som ...

'', '' 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 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 ''Druryia'' is a subgenus within the genus ''Papilio'' containing 36 species:Häuser, C.L., de Jong, R., Lamas, G., Robbins, R.K., Smith, C. & Vane-Wright, R.I. (2005)Papilionidae – revised GloBIS/GART species checklist (2nd draft) Entomologi ...

'', ''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 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 ''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 to those of the closely related orange, both in shape and sc ...

'' 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'' ::* '' 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 ::* ''

'' 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 ''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,

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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 shape of the wings differ betwee ...

'' Drury, 1782 – Antimachus swallowtail or giant African swallowtail :species group: ''zalmoxis'' ::* '' Papilio zalmoxis'' Hewitson, 1864 – giant blue swallowtail :species group: ''nireus'' ::* ''

Papilio aristophontes ''Papilio aristophontes'' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Comoros. It is listed as a red list species due to its rarity and the threats to its survival. The eggs are laid on the plant '' Toddalia asiatica' ...

'' Oberthür, 1897 ::* ''

Papilio charopus ''Papilio charopus'', the tailed green-banded swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. Subspecies *' ...

'' 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, Liberia, Ivo ...

'' 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 ''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 ''Papilio nireus'', the green-banded swallowtail, narrow-banded blue swallowtail, or African blue-banded swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa. Description The wingspan is in males and in f ...

'' 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,

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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'', ''Teclea ...

'' 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 (plan ...

'' 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 Er ...

'' 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 gallien ...

'' 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 whitna ...

'' 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 uppersid ...

'' 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 Repu ...

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

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'' 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 ''Papilio lormieri'', the central emperor swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares bo ...

'' Distant, 1874 – central emperor swallowtail ::* '' Papilio menestheus'' Drury, 1773 – western emperor swallowtail ::* ''

Papilio ophidicephalus ''Papilio ophidicephalus'', the emperor swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa. The wingspan is 90–110 mm in males and 100–120 mm in females. It has two broods, one from August to ...

'' Oberthür, 1878 – emperor swallowtail :species group: ''

incertae sedis or is a term used for a taxonomy (biology), taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertainty ...

'' ::* '' 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'' 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'' Storace, 1951 ::* ''

'' Suffert, 1904 ::* '' Papilio phorbanta'' Linnaeus, 1771 – small Réunion swallowtail :species group: ''noblei'' ::* '' Papilio antonio'' Hewitson, 875/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 ''Papilio gigon'' is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is confined to islands in eastern Indonesia (Sulawesi, Sula and Talaud), but common where found The wingspan is 120–130 mm.Sexes similar, the female paler than the male ...

'' 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'' ::* ''

'' Donovan, 1805 – orchard swallowtail ::* '' Papilio bridgei'' Mathew, 1886 ::* ''

Papilio erskinei ''Papilio erskinei'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found on Ugi Island. In Seitz it is described (as a species) "P. erskinei Math. Male: forewing more rounded than in the two preceding species Papili ...

'' Mathew, 1886 ::* ''

Papilio gambrisius ''Papilio gambrisius'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Serang, Moluccas, Ambon Island, Seram and Buru. Description In Seitz (who also lists the forma) it is described "Perhaps not specifically di ...

'' Cramer, 777/small> ::* ''

Papilio inopinatus ''Papilio inopinatus'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Romang, Babar, Damar and Tanimbar. Description The original description in Butler, 1883; '' Proc. zool. Soc. Lond''. 1883 : 370, reads All ...

'' Butler, 1883 ::* ''

Papilio ptolychus ''Papilio ptolychus'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found on Guadalcanal and Florida Island. Description From Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 301 Male. Differs from P. laarchus (Godm. & Salv.) e ...

'' Godman & Salvin, 1888 ::* ''

Papilio tydeus ''Papilio tydeus'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in the Maluku Islands, Moluccas (Batchian and Gilolo). Description Differentiated from all the forms of ''Papilio aegeus, P. aegeus'' by the large ...

'' C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860 ::* ''

Papilio weymeri ''Papilio weymeri'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly in the Papilioninae subfamily that is endemic to Papua New Guinea where it is found on Los Negros and Manus Islands. Description The species' males are long and are black in colour while ...

'' Niepelt, 1914 ::* ''

Papilio woodfordi ''Papilio woodfordi'', the Woodford's swallowtail, is a swallowtail butterfly of the Papilioninae subfamily. It is found on various islands in the Pacific Ocean (see Subspecies section). Description The wingspan is .Sexes similar, the female som ...

'' 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'' Common Mormon Papilio polytes Female Form Romulus by kadavoor

Common Mormon Papilio polytes Female Form Romulus by kadavoor

::* '' Papilio ambrax'' Boisduval, 1832 – Ambrax butterfly ::* '' Papilio phestus'' Guérin-Méneville, 1830 ::* ''

'' Linnaeus, 1758 – common Mormon :species group: ''castor'' ::* '' Papilio castor'' Westwood, 1842 – common raven ::* '' Papilio dravidarum'' Wood-Mason, 1880 – Malabar raven ::* '' Papilio mahadeva'' 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'' 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'' 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 win ...

'' Boisduval, 1836 – yellow Helen ::* '' Papilio nubilus'' Staudinger, 1895 ::* '' Papilio sataspes'' C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865 :species group: ''memnon'' Papilio polymnestor-Kadavoor-2016-07-27-002

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

'' 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 ::* ''

'' Linnaeus, 1758 – great Mormon ::* '' Papilio oenomaus'' Godart, 1819 ::* ''

'' Cramer,

/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'' – spangle ::* '' Papilio taiwanus'' Rothschild, 1898 – Formosan swallowtail :species group: ''bootes'' ::* '' Papilio bootes'' Westwood, 1842 – tailed redbreast ::* '' Papilio elwesi'' Leech, 1889 ::* ''

Papilio maraho ''Papilio maraho'' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined ...

'' Shiraki & Sonan, 1934 subgenus: ''Chilasa'' Moore,

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:species group: ''agestor'' ::* '' Papilio agestor'' Gray, 1831 – tawny mime ::* '' Papilio epycides'' Hewitson,

/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 Asia, 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 ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 – common mime ::* '' Papilio paradoxa'' (Zincken, 1831) – great mime :species group: ''veiovis'' ::* ''

Papilio veiovis ''Papilio veiovis'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Sulawesi. P. veiovis Hew. (= samanganus Fruhst.) (20 d). The lateral spots of the abdomen united into transverse bands, which are interrupted a ...

'' Hewitson,

865 __NOTOC__ Year 865 ( DCCCLXV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * King Louis the German divides the East Frankish Kingdom among his three sons. Carloman receives Bavaria (with more l ...

/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 __NOTOC__ Year 819 ( DCCCXIX) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Spring – Emperor Louis I marries Judith of Bavaria in Aachen.Rogers, Barbara, Bernhard W. Scholz, and Nithard ...

/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 ''Papilio elephenor'', the yellow-crested spangle, is a species of swallowtail butterfly found in Northeast India. Following decades without confirmed sightings, it was rediscovered in 2009 in Assam. Description Male upperside dull black. Forewi ...

'' 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 ''Papilio paris'', the Paris peacock swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly found in the Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia. Subspecies *''P. p. arjuna'' Horsfield, 1828 (central Java) *''P. p. battacorum'' Rothschild, 1908 (nort ...

'' 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. Description The imago has a wingspan of between ...

'' 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'' 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,

/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 __FORCETOC__ Year 827 ( DCCCXXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * June 14 – Euphemius, exiled Byzantine admiral, asks for the help of North African Arabs, to ret ...

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Papilio pelaus ''Papilio pelaus'', the prickly ash swallowtail, is a species of Neotropical realm, Neotropical swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Jamaica, Hispaniola, Cuba and Puerto Rico. Description There are few differences b ...

'' Fabricius, 1775 ::* '' Papilio rogeri'' Boisduval, 1836 :species group: ''thoas'' ::* '' Papilio andraemon'' (Hübner, 823 – Bahaman swallowtail ::* '' Papilio androgeus'' Cramer,

/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 Wi ...

'' 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 __NOTOC__ Year 852 (Roman numerals, DCCCLII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * March 4 – Trpimir I of Croatia, Trpimir I, duke (''Knyaz, knez'') of Duchy of Croatia, Croatia, an ...

/small> – Poey's black swallowtail ::* ''

Papilio cresphontes The eastern 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) cons ...

'' Cramer, 777/small> – eastern giant swallowtail ::* ''

Papilio homothoas ''Papilio homothoas'', the false giant swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Panama, and Costa Rica. Description P. homothoas R. & J. (7c). Tail shorter and m ...

'' 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'' Female Spicebush Swallowtail Megan McCarty07

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 ''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 ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 – spicebush swallowtail :species group: ''glaucus'' Papilio-canadensis-001

::* '' Papilio alexiares'' Höpffer, 1866 – Mexican tiger swallowtail ::* ''

Papilio appalachiensis ''Papilio appalachiensis'', the Appalachian tiger swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly found in eastern North America, particularly in the Appalachian Mountains. It is a hybrid of another two ''Papilio'' species, '' Papilio canaden ...

'' (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 P ...

'' 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 ma ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 – eastern tiger swallowtail ::* '' Papilio multicaudata'' Kirby, 1884 – two-tailed swallowtail ::* '' Papilio pilumnus'' Boisduval, 1836 – three-tailed tiger swallowtail ::* ''

'' 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 Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with ...

'' 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,

::* '' 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, Japanese Swallowtail, Korean Swallowtail or Xuthus swallowtail, is a yellow-colored, medium to large sized swallowtail butterfly found in northeast Asia, northern Myanmar, ...

'' 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

External links

Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility —P

"Genus ''Papilio''"
''Insecta.pro''.

{{Taxonbar , from=Q311221 Butterfly genera Papilionidae Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus