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Papilio

Papilio
Anise Swallowtail Papilio zelicaon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Superfamily: Papilionoidea Family: Papilionidae Genus: Papilio
Species
about 200, including: Papilio aegeus Papilio aristodemus Papilio brevicauda Papilio glaucus Papilio polytes Papilio polyxenes Papilio rutulus Papilio troilus Papilio zelicaon

Papilio is a genus in the swallowtail butterfly family, Papilionidae. It includes a number of well-known North American species such as the Western Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio rutulus.

Older classifications of the swallowtails tended to use a large number of rather small genera. More recent classifications have been more conservative, and as a result a number of former genera are now absorbed within Papilio. The genus as recognised by modern systems has about 200 members.

Former genera now included in Papilio:

• Achillides
• Eleppone
• Druryia
• Heraclides (giant swallowtails)
• Menelaides
• Princeps
• Pterourus (tiger swallowtails)
• Sinoprinceps

Some species of Papilio:

• Orchard Swallowtail, Papilio aegeus
• Schau's Swallowtail, Papilio aristodemus
• Shorttailed Swallowtail, Papilio brevicauda
• Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus
• Tropical swallowtail, Papilio polytes
• Papilio polyxenes
• Western Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio rutulus
• Spicebush Swallowtail, Papilio troilus

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