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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 butterfly . [ 2 ]
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 nubilus is a rare species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that can be found in Borneo. [1]Previously listed as a distinct species ( D'Abrera 1982, Munroe 1961), but now regarded (by Collins & Morris 1985, Tsukada & Nishiyama 1982: 307) as an interspecific hybrid between Papilio nephelus and Papilio polytes.
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, [ 3 ] ranging north to southern Ontario , Canada, [ 4 ] and is common in many different habitats.
Papilio helenus is the nominate member of the helenus species group. ... Not rare; P. h. helenus ... The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, ...
The butterfly is still very rare in collections. [2] Taxonomy. Papilio euterpinus is a member of the homerus species-group. The members of this clade are
Papilio lampsacus is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in west Java, Indonesia [1] where it is only known from the localities of Mt. Gede and Mt Mas.In 1982 it was apparently rather scarce although said to be abundant on Mt Gede. [2] It is now very rare, and there are few recently confirmed sightings.
The butterfly is rare in collections. Hans Fruhstorfer is the only collector who captured even a small series. He found the insect near the native habitations on refuse-heaps before and among the huts, as well as on the moist sand of a river-bank. Though the butterfly is very shy, yet when driven away it frequently returned again to the same place.