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Papilio machaon oregonius W.H. Edwards , 1876 The Oregon swallowtail ( Papilio machaon oregonius , sometimes classified as Papilio oregonius or Papilio bairdii oregonius [ 1 ] ) is a subspecies of swallowtail butterfly native to the United States of America , Oregon , Washington , and Idaho and south-central British Columbia in Canada . [ 2 ]
Black swallowtail, Papilio polyxenes, chrysalis Swallowtails are the largest butterflies.They range in size from 2.5–6.4 inches (6.5–16.5 cm). There are about 600 species worldwide with about 31 species in North America.
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 ...
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).
The wingspan is 90 to 120 mm (3.5 to 4.7 in) without the tail. The top of the wings are black with a broad submarginal band formed by large yellow spots. The undersides of the forewings have the same pattern, while the hindwings have a submarginal row of red lunules.
Papilio hospiton, the Corsican swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae.It is found only in Corsica and Sardinia in the Mediterranean Sea. [3]A medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan of 72–76 millimetres (2.8–3.0 in), Papilio hospiton is a short black-and-yellow swallowtail with short tails.
Papilio zalmoxis has a wingspan reaching about 12–16 centimetres (4.7–6.3 in) and it is the second largest African swallowtail. The colour of the upperside of the wings is usually blue but can be greenish, contrasting with the light-gray color of the underside of the wings.
Papilio woodfordi is a member of the aegeus species group. The clade members are: Papilio aegeus Donovan, 1805; Papilio bridgei Mathew, 1886? Papilio erskinei Mathew, 1886; Papilio gambrisius Cramer, [1777] Papilio inopinatus Butler, 1883; Papilio ptolychus Godman & Salvin, 1888; Papilio tydeus C. & R. Felder, 1860; Papilio weymeri Niepelt, 1914