Overview
Papilioninae is a subfamily of the family . Papilioninae occurs world wide with most of the species being found in the tropics. There are roughly 480 species, of which 27 occur in North America.
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Taxonomy
The Subfamily Papilioninae is a member of the Family Lycaenidae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Papilioninae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa
Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
- Superphylum: Panarthropoda
Cuvier
- Phylum: Arthropoda
Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
- Subphylum: Mandibulata
Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum: Atelocerata
Heymons, 1901
- Superclass: Panhexapoda
- Class: Insecta
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
- Subclass: Dicondylia
- Infraclass: Pterygota
- Winged Insects
- Cohort: Myoglossata
- Superorder: Amphiesmenoptera
- Order: Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758 - Butterflies and Moths
- Infraorder: Heteroneura
- a genus of Longhorned Beetles (Cerambycidae)
- Family: Lycaenidae
- Gossamer Winged Butterflies
- Subfamily: Papilioninae - Swallowtails
- Family: Lycaenidae
- Gossamer Winged Butterflies
- Infraorder: Heteroneura
- a genus of Longhorned Beetles (Cerambycidae)
- Order: Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758 - Butterflies and Moths
- Superorder: Amphiesmenoptera
- Cohort: Myoglossata
- Infraclass: Pterygota
- Winged Insects
- Subclass: Dicondylia
- Class: Insecta
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
- Superclass: Panhexapoda
- Infraphylum: Atelocerata
Heymons, 1901
- Subphylum: Mandibulata
Snodgrass, 1938
- Phylum: Arthropoda
Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
- Superphylum: Panarthropoda
Cuvier
- Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa
Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
The Subfamily Papilioninae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Tribe (2): Leptocircini · Troidini
- Genus (16): Atrophaneura · Battus · Cressida · Eurytides · Graphium · Heraclides · Iphiclides · Meandrusa · Mimoides · Ornithoptera · Papilio · Parides · Pterourus · Teinopalpus · Trogonoptera · Troides
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 157 species and subspecies in the Subfamily Papilioninae.
Genera
Atrophaneura
Atrophaneura is a genus of in the Swallowtail family. [more]
Battus
Battus can refer to: [more]
Cressida
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Eurytides
Eurytides is a genus of in the Papilionidae family. [more]
Graphium
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[1] [more]
Heraclides
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[2] [more]
Iphiclides
Iphiclides is a of butterflies of the family Papilionoidea. [more]
Meandrusa
Mimoides
Ornithoptera
Birdwings are butterflies native to mainland and archipelagic Southeast Asia and Australasia (with one Indian species), and are usually regarded as belonging to three genera: Ornithoptera, Trogonoptera and Troides. Some authorities include additional genera. The number of species ranges between 10 and 30 depending on the taxonomic treatment. Birdwings are named for their exceptional size, angular wings, and birdlike flight. [more]
Papilio
Papilio is a in the swallowtail butterfly family, Papilionidae. It includes a number of well-known North American species such as the Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus). Familiar species in Asia include the Mormons (Papilio polytes, Papilio polymnestor), the Orchard and Ulysses Swallowtails in Australia (Papilio aegeus, Papilio ulysses, respectively) and the Citrus Swallowtail of Africa (Papilio demodocus). [more]
Parides
Parides is a of swallowtail butterfly (family Papilionidae). [more]
Pterourus
Teinopalpus
Teinopalpus is a genus of in the Papilionidae family. It contains the following species: [more]
Trogonoptera
Birdwings are butterflies native to mainland and archipelagic Southeast Asia and Australasia (with one Indian species), and are usually regarded as belonging to three genera: Ornithoptera, Trogonoptera and Troides. Some authorities include additional genera. The number of species ranges between 10 and 30 depending on the taxonomic treatment. Birdwings are named for their exceptional size, angular wings, and birdlike flight. [more]
Troides
Birdwings are butterflies native to mainland and archipelagic Southeast Asia and Australasia (with one Indian species), and are usually regarded as belonging to three genera: Ornithoptera, Trogonoptera and Troides. Some authorities include additional genera. The number of species ranges between 10 and 30 depending on the taxonomic treatment. Birdwings are named for their exceptional size, angular wings, and birdlike flight. [more]
At least 213 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Troides.
More info about the Genus Troides may be found here.
References
- The Butterflies of North America, James A. Scott, ISBN 0-8047-1205-0, 1986
Footnotes
- http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Graphium&search=Search
- http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Heraclides&search=Search
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