Papilioninae

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Papilioninae
Graphium macleayanus.jpg
Macleay's swallowtail (Graphium macleayanus)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Subfamily: Papilioninae
Tribes

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Papilioninae is a subfamily of the butterfly family Papilionidae. Papilioninae are found worldwide, but most species are distributed in the tropics. There are roughly 480 species, of which 27 occur in North America.

Tribes[]

This subfamily consists of the following tribes:

References[]

  • The Butterflies of North America, James A. Scott, ISBN 0-8047-1205-0, 1986

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