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Battus-philenor Battus-polydamas Papilio-canadensis Papilio-glaucus Papilio-cresphontes Papilio-thoas Papilio-polyxenes Papilio-troilus Papilio-anchisiades Parides-iphidamas Parides-tros  
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Swallowtails (Papilionidae)

 

The Swallowtails are large, colorful butterflies with characteristic elongated tails at the tip of the hind wings in most species. The family inhabit every continent except Antarctica, but reaches the greatest diversity in the tropics and subtropics, particularly in the South-East Asia. The family contains 3 extant subfamilies, 30 genera, and over 550 species.

 

Battus-philenor pipevine-swallowtail   Pipevine Swallowtail
(Battus philenor)
     
Battus-polydamas Polydamas-swallowtail   Polydamas Swallowtail
(Battus polydamas)
     
Papilio-canadensis Canadian-Tiger-Swallowtail   Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
(Papilio canadensis)
     
Papilio-glaucus eastern-tiger-swallowtail   Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
(Papilio glaucus)
     
Papilio-polyxenes black-swallowtail   Black Swallowtail
(Papilio polyxenes)
     
Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)   Spicebush Swallowtail
(Papilio troilus)
     
Papilio-anchisiades Ruby-spotted Swallowtail   Ruby-spotted Swallowtail
(Papilio anchisiades)
     
Papilio-cresphontes giant-swallowtail   Giant Swallowtail
(Papilio cresphontes)
     
Papilio-thoas Thoas-swallowtail   Thoas Swallowtail
(Papilio thoas)
     
Parides-iphidamas Iphidamas-cattleheart   Iphidamas Cattleheart
(Parides iphidamas)
     
Parides-tros Tros-Cattleheart   Tros Cattleheart
(Parides tros)
     
     
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