Papilioninae
subfamily of butterflies
Papilioninae is a subfamily of butterflies. It belongs in the family Papilionidae, the swallowtail butterflies. The species are found worldwide.[1]
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| Macleay's Swallowtail (Graphium macleayanus) | |
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| Subfamily: | Papilioninae Latreille, 1802
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The caterpillars feed on plants in the following families: Rosaceae, Apiaceae, Aristolochiaceae, Magnoliaceae, Lauraceae, and Annonaceae. Caterpillars that feed on Aristolochiaceae species become poisonous. When they become adults, they are still poisonous. Because of this, many butterflies in the families Papilionidae and Nymphalidae mimic Aristolochiaceae feeders.[1]
Very few adult Papilioninae species migrate. They spend the winter as chrysailds.[1]
List of genera
change- Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1865
- Battus Scopoli, 1777
- Byasa Moore, 1882
- Chilasa Moore, 1881
- Cressida Swainson, 1832
- Euryades Felder & Felder, 1864
- Eurytides Hübner, 1821
- Graphium Westwood, 1841
- Iphiclides Hübner, 1819
- Lamproptera Gray, 1832
- Losaria Moore, 1902
- Meandrusa Moore, 1888
- Mimoides Brown, 1991
- Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1832
- Pachliopta Reakirt, 1865
- Papilio Linnaeus, 1758
- Parides Hübner, 1819
- Pharmacophagus Haase, 1892
- Praepapilio Durden and Rose, 1978†
- Protesilaus Swainson, 1832
- Protographium Munroe, 1961
- Teinopalpus Hope, 1843
- Trogonoptera Rippon, 1890
- Troides Hübner, 1819[2]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 James A. Scott (1986). The Butterflies of North America. Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA. ISBN 0-8047-2013-4
- ↑ Bernard D'Abrera (1990). Butterflies of the Holarctic Region. Part 1:Papilionidae, Pieridae, Danaidae, and Satyridae, (Partim). Hill House, Victoria, Australia. ISBN 0-646-01202-9
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