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Papilionidae

176 species · Animals

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Papilionidae

Papilio dehaanii

Papilio dehaanii is a variable butterfly found across East Asia, with distinct seasonal, male and female morphological traits.

Papilio karna Felder & Felder, 1864

Papilio karna is a butterfly species found in Java, Sumatra, and Borneo with three described geographical subspecies.

Papilio buddha Westwood, 1872

Papilio buddha is a butterfly species that resembles P. palinurus but is larger with distinct wing pattern differences.

Papilio arcturus Westwood, 1842

Papilio arcturus is a butterfly species with distinct wing markings that differ slightly between males and females.

Papilio dialis (Leech, 1893)

Papilio dialis is a rare black-bodied butterfly distributed from the Shan States to Central China and Formosa.

Papilio polytes Linnaeus, 1758

This is a summary description of the butterfly Papilio polytes Linnaeus, 1758, covering its appearance, range, habitat, life cycle and food plants.

Papilio protenor Cramer, 1775

Papilio protenor, the spangle, is a large Asian swallowtail butterfly that is a citrus-feeding host specialist.

Papilio memnon Linnaeus, 1758

Papilio memnon Linnaeus, 1758 is a large, highly polymorphic butterfly widely studied for Batesian mimicry genetics, distributed across South and East Asia.

Papilio aegeus Donovan, 1805

Papilio aegeus is a large tailless swallowtail butterfly found in Australia and nearby island regions.

Papilio helenus Linnaeus, 1758

Papilio helenus Linnaeus, 1758 is a butterfly found across many regions of South and East Asia.

Papilio nephelus Boisduval, 1836

Papilio nephelus Boisduval, 1836 is a black-bodied butterfly found across multiple Asian realms, with distinct wing markings.

Papilio macilentus Janson, 1877

Papilio macilentus is a swallowtail butterfly with long hindwing tails found in Japan, China, and Korea.

Papilio castor Westwood, 1842

Papilio castor is a butterfly species with distinct male and female wing markings, found from Northeast India through Myanmar, Bangladesh to Southeast Asia.

Papilio ambrax Boisduval, 1832

Papilio ambrax Boisduval, 1832 is a common tailless swallowtail butterfly closely related to Papilio polytes.

Papilio iswara White, 1842

This is a formal description of the butterfly species Papilio iswara White, 1842, covering its forms, morphology and distribution.

Papilio amynthor Boisduval, 1859

Papilio amynthor Boisduval, 1859 is a butterfly found in the South Pacific, with two recognized regional forms.

Papilio alcmenor Felder & Felder, 1864

Papilio alcmenor is a butterfly species found in North-eastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, and China, with distinct male and female wing patterns.

Papilio deiphobus Linnaeus, 1758

Papilio deiphobus is a swallowtail butterfly species from Indonesia, with larvae that feed on Citrus trees.

Papilio dravidarum Wood-Mason, 1880

The Malabar raven (Papilio dravidarum) is a tailless swallowtail butterfly found in the jungles of South India's Western Ghats.

Papilio thaiwanus Rothschild, 1898

Papilio thaiwanus, the Formosan swallowtail, is an endemic Taiwanese swallowtail butterfly whose larvae feed on three plant species.

Papilio ascalaphus Boisduval, 1836

Papilio ascalaphus is a common Papilionidae swallowtail butterfly found in Indonesia and the Philippines, with larvae feeding on Citrus.

Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758

Papilio demoleus is a widely distributed, highly invasive tailless swallowtail butterfly with distinct black and yellow wing markings.

Papilio demodocus Esper, 1798

Papilio demodocus, the citrus swallowtail, is a widespread African swallowtail butterfly whose caterpillars feed on citrus and Rutaceae.

Papilio anactus Macleay, 1826

Papilio anactus is a medium-sized Australian swallowtail butterfly that mimics a poisonous species for protection.

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