Papilionini
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| Papilionini | |
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| Thoas Swallowtail | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Subfamily: | Papilioninae |
| Tribe: | Papilionini |
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Papilionini is the tribe of fluted swallowtails that includes the genus Papilio. It consists of roughly 200 species worldwide and 21 North American species. The hind margin of the hindwing of the males is bent downward (fluted), resulting in its name. Many of the larvae resemble bird droppings during a development stage. Adults are edible to birds and some species are mimics.
[edit] References
- The Butterflies of North America, James A. Scott, ISBN 0-8047-1205-0, 1986
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