Leptocircini
Leptocircini | |
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Macleay's swallowtail (Graphium macleayanus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Subfamily: | Papilioninae |
Tribe: | Leptocircini |
Genera | |
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Leptocircini is a tribe of swallowtail butterflies that includes the genera Eurytides (kite swallowtails), Graphium (swordtails), and Lamproptera (dragontails).
Taxonomy[]
The tribe consists of roughly 140 species in nine genera worldwide and one native North American species, Protographium marcellus.
Genera[]
This tribe consists of the following genera:
References[]
Wikispecies has information related to Leptocircini. |
- Scott, J. A. (1992). Butterflies of North America: A Natural History and Field Guide. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-2013-4
- Tyler, H. A., Brown, K. S., Jr., & Wilson, K. H. (1994). Swallowtail Butterflies of the Americas: A Study in Biological Dynamics, Ecological Diversity, Biosystematics, and Conservation. Gainesville, Florida: Scientific Publishers. ISBN 0-945417-90-X
- Lepidoptera and some other life forms, Protographium
- Lepidoptera and some other life forms, Lamproptera
Categories:
- Papilionidae
- Butterfly tribes
- Papilionidae stubs