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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 ...
The type species: Papilio machaon honored Machaon, one of the sons of Asclepius, mentioned in the Iliad. [3] Further, the species Papilio homerus is named after the Greek poet, Homer. [4] The Mon of the Taira clan of Japan is an AgehachÅ (swallowtail butterfly).
Papilio rumanzovia, the scarlet Mormon or red Mormon, [1] is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Philippines [ 2 ] but has been recorded as a vagrant to southern Taiwan . The species was named by Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz after Nicholas Rumanzow , chancellor of the Russian Empire .
Papilio cresphontes pennsylvanicus F. Chermock & R. Chermock, 1945 The eastern giant swallowtail ( Papilio cresphontes ) is the largest butterfly in North America . [ 2 ] It is abundant through many parts of eastern North America; populations from western North America and down into Panama are now (as of 2014) considered to belong to a ...
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 , Calodendrum , Clausena , Citrus , Fagara and Toddalia species.
Papilio polyxenes, the (eastern) black swallowtail, American swallowtail or parsnip swallowtail, [4] is a butterfly found throughout much of North America. An extremely similar-appearing species, Papilio joanae , occurs in the Ozark Mountains region, but it appears to be closely related to Papilio machaon , rather than P. polyxenes .
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 species was the first to be given the name).
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 .