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Swallowtail Butterflies (Papilionidae) β€” Species & Photos

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True Cattleheart

Parides eurimedes (Stoll, 1782)

Parides eurimedes is a Neotropical swallowtail butterfly ranging from Mexico to northern South America, found in tropical forests.

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Chain Swordtail

Graphium aristeus (Stoll, 1780)

Graphium aristeus is a butterfly species from the Australasian and Indomalayan realms with distinct patterned wings.

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Palamedes Swallowtail

Papilio palamedes Drury, 1773

Papilio palamedes is the Palamedes swallowtail, a swallowtail butterfly found across southeastern US and northeastern Mexico.

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Five-striped Kite-Swallowtail

Protesilaus macrosilaus (Gray, 1853)

Protesilaus macrosilaus is a Protesilaus genus butterfly species found in Mexico, Central America, and Colombia.

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Jungle Jade Swallowtail

Papilio karna Felder & Felder, 1864

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

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Corsican Swallowtail

Papilio hospiton GΓ©nΓ©, 1839

The Corsican swallowtail (Papilio hospiton) is a restricted-range Mediterranean butterfly threatened by habitat loss and over-collecting.

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Southern Chinese Peacock Swallowtail

Papilio dialis (Leech, 1893)

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

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Clodius Parnassian

Parnassius clodius MΓ©nΓ©triΓ©s, 1855

Parnassius clodius is an apollo butterfly found in western North America, with variable wing patterns that complicate identification.

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Three-tailed Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio pilumnus Boisduval, 1836

The three-tailed tiger swallowtail Papilio pilumnus is a swallowtail butterfly found in Texas, Mexico and Guatemala.

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