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subgenus: Papilio Linnaeus, 1758. species group: machaon Papilio machaon gorganus. 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 ...
The superfamily Papilionoidea (from the genus Papilio, meaning "butterfly") contains all the butterflies except for the moth-like Hedyloidea. The members of the Papilionoidea may be distinguished by the following combination of characters: The body is smaller and less moth-like. The wings are larger.
Papilio demoleus is a common and widespread swallowtail butterfly. The butterfly is also known as the lime butterfly, [1] [2] lemon butterfly, lime swallowtail, and chequered swallowtail. [2] These common names refer to their host plants, which are usually citrus species such as the cultivated lime. Unlike most swallowtail butterflies, it does ...
Papilio garamas (Geyer, [1829]) Papilio homerus Fabricius, 1793; Papilio menatius (Hübner, [1819]) Papilio warscewiczii Hopffer, 1865; Papilio euterpinus is in the subgenus Pterourus Scopoli, 1777 which also includes the species-groups:- troilus species-group, glaucus species-group, the zagreus species-group and the scamander species-group.
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 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.
Papilio polytes, the common Mormon, [2] [3] is a common species of swallowtail butterfly widely distributed across Asia. [2] [3]This butterfly is known for the mimicry displayed by the numerous forms of its females which mimic inedible red-bodied swallowtails, such as the common rose and the crimson rose.
Papilio nobilis ab. josetta Smart, 1976 Papilio nobilis leroyi Berger, 1950 Papilio nobilis , the noble swallowtail , is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae .