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Papilionidae Latreille, 1802

Swallowtail Butterflies

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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: ​Papilionoidea
Family: ​Papilionidae

The swallowtail butterfly family, Papilionidae, consists of at least 550 species, many of which are large and colorful and recognizable even to non-specialists. While the majority of swallowtail species are found in tropical latitudes, representatives from the family can be found on every continent except Antarctica, and can be common in both tropical and temperate habitats. Swallowtail butterfly diversity is greatest in East and Southeast Asia, a region where many natural butterfly habitats are under extreme threat of destruction due to human activity. Some swallowtails, particularly representatives from the genus Parnassius, may fly at very high elevations. The birdwing butterflies (Troidini: Troides) of Australasia are the largest butterflies in the world. Collins and Morris (1985) provide an overview of the patterns of swallowtail diversity around the world. Dana Campbell edior Encyclopedia of Life, available from http://eol.org/data_objects/17424743 Accessed 29 Oct 2013

Subfamily: Papilioninae Latreille, 1802
Genera: Graphium, Lamproptera, Losaria, Pachliopta, Papilio, ​Troides
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon.jpg
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon
Graphium agetes agetes.jpg
Graphium agetes agetes
Graphium antiphates pompilius.jpg
Graphium antiphates pompilius
Graphium antiphates itamputi.jpg
Graphium antiphates itamputi
Graphium aristeus hermocrates.jpg
Graphium aristeus hermocrates
Graphium chironides chironides.jpg
Graphium chironides chironides
Graphium doson axion.jpg
Graphium doson axion
Graphium nomius swinhoei.jpg
Graphium nomius swinhoei
Graphium sarpedon sarpedon.jpg
Graphium sarpedon sarpedon
Lamproptera meges virescens.jpg
Lamproptera meges virescens
Losaria coon doubledayi.jpg
Losaria coon doubledayi
Pachliopta aristolochiae goniopeltis.jpg
Pachliopta aristolochiae goniopeltis
Papilio agestor agestor.jpg
Papilio agestor agestor
Papilio clytia clytia.jpg
Papilio clytia clytia
Papilio demoleus malayanus.jpg
Papilio demoleus malayanus
Papilio demolion demolion.jpg
Papilio demolion demolion
Papilio helenus helenus.jpg
Papilio helenus helenus
Papilio memnon agenor.jpg
Papilio memnon agenor
Papilio nephelus chaon.jpg
Papilio nephelus chaon
Papilio paris paris.jpg
Papilio paris paris
Troides aeacus aeacus.jpg
Troides aeacus aeacus
Troides aeacus malaiianus.jpg
Troides aeacus malaiianus
Troides cuneifera paeninsulae.jpg
Troides cuneifera paeninsulae
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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