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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 ]
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).
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 glaucus glaucus – eastern tiger swallowtail; Papilio indra pergamus – Indra swallowtail; Papilio machaon bairdii – Baird's swallowtail; Papilio multicaudata grandiosus – two-tailed tiger swallowtail; Papilio multicaudata multicaudata – two-tailed tiger swallowtail; Papilio multicaudata pusillus – two-tailed tiger swallowtail
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 Agehachō (swallowtail butterfly).
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 ...
Aposematic caterpillar of Papilio machaon, in threat pose Butterfly larvae, or caterpillars, consume plant leaves and spend practically all of their time searching for and eating food. Although most caterpillars are herbivorous, a few species are predators : Spalgis epius eats scale insects , [ 48 ] while lycaenids such as Liphyra brassolis are ...
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