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Taxonomy of Family Papilionidae Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
13
3266
144998
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
160
14145
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Papilionidae Latreille, 1802
SubfamilyBaroniinae
Bryk, 1913
1
35
Genus
Species
SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
42
10459
Genera
Species
SubfamilyParnasiinae
Duponchel, 1835
  ⇒ Parnassiinae
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyParnassiinae
Duponchel, 1835
Apollos, Parnassians
9
2556
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPraepapilioninae
Durden & Rose, 1978
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyZerynthiinae
Grote, 1899
  ⇒ Zerynthiini
1
0
Genus
Species
GenusAchillides
Hübner, 1819
  ⇒ Papilio
Peacock Swallowtail
16Species
GenusAdoritis
Koçak, 1989
0Species
GenusAilus
Billberg, 1820
0Species
GenusAmphrisius
Swainson, 1833
1Species
GenusAmphrysius
Agassiz, 1846
  ⇒ Troides
0Species
GenusAntrophaneura
Forster, 1955
2Species
GenusArisbe
Hübner, 1819
16Species
GenusBalignina
Moore, 1902
0Species
GenusBoreographium
Grishin, 2021
0Species
GenusCalaides
Hübner, 1819
  ⇒ Heraclides
5Species
GenusCarterocepahlus
1Species
GenusChattendenia
Scudder, 1876
  ⇒ Satyrium
9Species
GenusChlorisses
Swainson, 1831
0Species
GenusClytia
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
  ⇒ Papilio
22Species
GenusCosmodesmus
Haase, 1891
  ⇒ Protesilaus
3Species
GenusDabasa
Moore, 1888
  ⇒ Meandrusa
14Species
GenusDalchina
Moore, 1881
0Species
GenusDelchina
Swinhoe, 1885
  ⇒ Graphium
0Species
GenusDeoris
Moore, 1903
0Species
GenusDoritis
Fabricius, 1807
  ⇒ Parnassius
11Species
GenusDruryeia
0Species
GenusEleppone
Hancock, 1979
1Species
GenusEphinephele
2Species
GenusEsperourus
Grishin, 2021
0Species
GenusEuchenor
Igarashi, 1979
0Species
GenusEukoramius
Bryk, 1935
  ⇒ Parnassius
8Species
GenusEurycus
Boisduval, 1836
  ⇒ Cressida
5Species
GenusEurypyleana
Niculescu, 1989
0Species
GenusEuryrides
1Species
GenusHaugumia
Page & Treadaway, 2004
  ⇒ Troides
0Species
GenusHypermenstra
2Species
GenusHypernestra
1Species
GenusHyppasonia
Grishin, 2021
0Species
GenusIdaides
Hübner, 1819
0Species
GenusIterus
Dönitz, 1899
0Species
GenusKailasius
Moore, 1902
  ⇒ Parnassius
69Species
GenusKaranga
Moore, 1902
0Species
GenusKlinzigia
Lehrer, 1970
0Species
GenusKlinzigiana
Niculescu, 1989
0Species
GenusKoramius
Moore, 1902
  ⇒ Parnassius
62Species
GenusLanthene
1Species
GenusLühdorfia
Crüger, 1878
0Species
GenusLedargia
Houlbert in Oberthuer, 1922
  ⇒ Melanargia
2Species
GenusLepidea
1Species
GenusLeptocircus
Gray, 1832
  ⇒ Lamproptera
11Species
GenusLingamius
Bryk, 1935
  ⇒ Parnassius
8Species
GenusLipena
1Species
GenusLolaus
3Species
GenusLuehdorfitis
Bryk, 1912
1Species
GenusLuhdorfia
Crüger, 1878
  ⇒ Luehdorfia
1Species
GenusLühdorfia
Crüger, 1878
  ⇒ Luehdorfia
0Species
GenusMacfarlaneana
Niculescu, 1989
0Species
GenusMartiniheringi
Bryk & Eisner, 1930 Eisner, 1930
0Species
GenusMeandrusia
1Species
GenusMenandrusa
4Species
GenusMimodes
4Species
GenusMotasiona
Niculescu, 1979
  ⇒ Pterourus
11Species
GenusMunroana
Niculescu, 1989
0Species
GenusNacduba
2Species
GenusNemetis
Moore, 1892
  ⇒ Lethe
4Species
GenusOrnithopterus
Westwood, 1839
  ⇒ Ornithoptera
0Species
GenusPachiopta
6Species
GenusPachlioptera
Scudder, 1875
  ⇒ Pachliopta
2Species
GenusPangerana
Moore, 1886
0Species
GenusPanosmia
Nicéville, 1887
0Species
GenusPapileo
Berkenhout, 1795
  ⇒ Papilio
0Species
GenusPapilionides
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtail butterfly
0Species
GenusPapillon
Roger, 1826
  ⇒ Papilio
0Species
GenusPapilo
3Species
GenusPapipio
Linnaeus, 1764
  ⇒ Papilio
0Species
GenusPapirio
Billberg, 1820
  ⇒ Papilio
0Species
GenusParnalius
Rafinesque, 1815
  ⇒ Zerynthia
4Species
GenusParnassis
Hübner, 1819
0Species
GenusParnsssius
1Species
GenusParunassius
2Species
GenusPhalaenosoma
Rippon, 1902
0Species
GenusPodalirius
Latreille, 1802
  ⇒ Iphiclides
261Species
GenusPoliura
0Species
GenusPompeoptera
Rippon, 1890
0Species
GenusPompeusptera
Rippon, 1896
  ⇒ Troides
0Species
GenusPriamides
Hübner, 1819
  ⇒ Heraclides
7Species
GenusPriamoptera
Rippon, 1896
0Species
GenusPriamusptera
Rippon, 1896
  ⇒ Troides
0Species
GenusPrinceps
Hübner, 1807
  ⇒ Papilio
7Species
Genusprominent
1Species
GenusProtogryllus
Handlirsch, 1906
34Species
GenusProtohagla
Zeuner, 1962
1Species
GenusPseudiaricia
1Species
GenusPteraurus
2Species
GenusPterurus
Kirby, 1903
0Species
GenusPyrrhosticta
Butler, 1872
  ⇒ Pterourus
8Species
GenusQuichua
6Species
GenusSchoenburgia
Rippon, 1895
  ⇒ Schoenbergia
0Species
GenusScoptes
Hubner, 1819
  ⇒ Capys
10Species
GenusSugurua
Okano, 1983
0Species
GenusTadumia
Moore, 1902
  ⇒ Parnassius
296Species
GenusTaeniopalpus
2Species
GenusThais
Fabricius, 1807
  ⇒ Parnalius
65Species
GenusTherius
Billberg, 1820
  ⇒ Parnassius
7Species
GenusTroilides
Hübner, 1825
  ⇒ Heraclides
3Species
GenusTros
Kirby, 1896
0Species
GenusWallaceana
Maulik, 1928
  ⇒ Graphium
32Species
GenusYunnanopapilio
Hiura, 1980
0Species
GenusZelima
Meigen, 1800
  ⇒ Graphium
24Species
GenusZerinthia
Sodovsky, 1837
0Species
GenusZetides
Hübner, 1819
2Species
GenusZeunera
Piton, 1936
2Species

Synonyms
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Papilionidae
GermanRitter, Ritterfalter, Segelfalter
EnglishApollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians
DutchGrote pages, Pages
DanishSvalehaler
SwedishRiddarfjärilar
FinnishApollot, Ritariperhoset
NorwegianSvalestjerter


Distribution and Species lists of Papilionidae Latreille, 1802
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Afghanistan
7 Genera  25 Species
Albania
5 Genera  11 Species
Algeria
5 Genera  13 Species
Andorra
5 Genera  11 Species
Angola
7 Genera  64 Species
Argentina
17 Genera  80 Species
Armenia
9 Genera  26 Species
Australia
23 Genera  141 Species
Austria
12 Genera  31 Species
Azerbaijan
4 Genera  6 Species
Bahamas
9 Genera  25 Species
Bahrain
1 Genus  1 Species
Bangladesh
11 Genera  52 Species
Barbados
7 Genera  13 Species
Belarus
4 Genera  6 Species
Belgium
6 Genera  10 Species
Belize
11 Genera  54 Species
Benin
4 Genera  25 Species
Bhutan
12 Genera  64 Species
Bolivia
13 Genera  129 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
5 Genera  11 Species
Botswana
5 Genera  16 Species
Brazil
23 Genera  311 Species
Brunei
11 Genera  26 Species
Bulgaria
8 Genera  16 Species
Burkina Faso
5 Genera  13 Species
Burundi
3 Genera  28 Species
Cambodia
8 Genera  39 Species
Cameroon
7 Genera  74 Species
Canada
17 Genera  75 Species
Cape Verde
9 Genera  15 Species
Central African Republic
4 Genera  57 Species
Chad
2 Genera  11 Species
Chile
11 Genera  14 Species
China
33 Genera  283 Species
Colombia
21 Genera  199 Species
Comoros
3 Genera  9 Species
Costa Rica
20 Genera  146 Species
Croatia
6 Genera  13 Species
Cuba
15 Genera  76 Species
Cyprus
3 Genera  5 Species
Czech Republic
7 Genera  12 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
8 Genera  96 Species
Denmark
5 Genera  14 Species
Dominica
5 Genera  8 Species
Dominican Republic
7 Genera  15 Species
East Timor
4 Genera  12 Species
Ecuador
15 Genera  128 Species
Egypt
1 Genus  3 Species
El Salvador
11 Genera  34 Species
Equatorial Guinea
5 Genera  35 Species
Eritrea
1 Genus  3 Species
Estonia
7 Genera  10 Species
Ethiopia
4 Genera  27 Species
Fiji
4 Genera  9 Species
Finland
7 Genera  13 Species
France
18 Genera  80 Species
Gabon
3 Genera  43 Species
Gambia
7 Genera  16 Species
Georgia
14 Genera  36 Species
Germany
17 Genera  71 Species
Ghana
5 Genera  46 Species
Greece
12 Genera  34 Species
Grenada
2 Genera  3 Species
Guatemala
14 Genera  72 Species
Guinea
5 Genera  40 Species
Guinea-Bissau
4 Genera  12 Species
Guyana
10 Genera  56 Species
Haiti
7 Genera  19 Species
Honduras
14 Genera  100 Species
Hungary
7 Genera  13 Species
Iceland
9 Genera  26 Species
India
38 Genera  296 Species
Indonesia
26 Genera  321 Species
Iran
17 Genera  64 Species
Iraq
6 Genera  12 Species
Ireland
5 Genera  8 Species
Israel
6 Genera  15 Species
Italy
11 Genera  39 Species
Ivory Coast
5 Genera  39 Species
Jamaica
12 Genera  40 Species
Japan
22 Genera  114 Species
Jordan
3 Genera  7 Species
Kazakhstan
5 Genera  19 Species
Kenya
8 Genera  69 Species
Kiribati
1 Genus  1 Species
Kuwait
1 Genus  1 Species
Kyrgyzstan
2 Genera  22 Species
Laos
15 Genera  78 Species
Latvia
5 Genera  7 Species
Lebanon
7 Genera  14 Species
Lesotho
4 Genera  5 Species
Liberia
9 Genera  50 Species
Libya
1 Genus  1 Species
Liechtenstein
3 Genera  5 Species
Lithuania
3 Genera  3 Species
Luxembourg
6 Genera  8 Species
Madagascar
12 Genera  48 Species
Malawi
6 Genera  42 Species
Malaysia
20 Genera  131 Species
Maldives
1 Genus  1 Species
Mali
2 Genera  7 Species
Malta
5 Genera  12 Species
Marshall Islands
3 Genera  3 Species
Mauritania
2 Genera  4 Species
Mauritius
4 Genera  12 Species
Mexico
24 Genera  201 Species
Micronesia
9 Genera  25 Species
Moldova
4 Genera  6 Species
Monaco
3 Genera  9 Species
Mongolia
4 Genera  19 Species
Montenegro
5 Genera  8 Species
Morocco
5 Genera  9 Species
Mozambique
10 Genera  35 Species
Myanmar
19 Genera  106 Species
Namibia
7 Genera  17 Species
Nepal
15 Genera  85 Species
Netherlands
14 Genera  39 Species
New Zealand
6 Genera  16 Species
Nicaragua
15 Genera  61 Species
Niger
2 Genera  12 Species
Nigeria
5 Genera  58 Species
North Korea
7 Genera  21 Species
Norway
10 Genera  16 Species
Oman
2 Genera  6 Species
Pakistan
9 Genera  49 Species
Palau
7 Genera  16 Species
Palestine
3 Genera  4 Species
Panama
16 Genera  111 Species
Papua New Guinea
15 Genera  107 Species
Paraguay
11 Genera  51 Species
Peru
16 Genera  191 Species
Philippines
16 Genera  143 Species
Poland
6 Genera  11 Species
Portugal
10 Genera  20 Species
Qatar
1 Genus  1 Species
Republic of the Congo
4 Genera  56 Species
Republic South Africa
14 Genera  64 Species
Romania
6 Genera  12 Species
Russia
18 Genera  88 Species
Rwanda
3 Genera  26 Species
Saint Lucia
5 Genera  10 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
3 Genera  3 Species
Samoa
2 Genera  2 Species
San Marino
3 Genera  3 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
3 Genera  10 Species
Saudi Arabia
2 Genera  5 Species
Senegal
9 Genera  22 Species
Serbia
5 Genera  11 Species
Seychelles
3 Genera  7 Species
Sierra Leone
5 Genera  41 Species
Singapore
11 Genera  40 Species
Slovakia
4 Genera  9 Species
Slovenia
5 Genera  9 Species
Solomon Islands
16 Genera  66 Species
Somalia
3 Genera  10 Species
Somaliland
2 Genera  5 Species
South Korea
10 Genera  35 Species
South Sudan
3 Genera  27 Species
Spain
15 Genera  52 Species
Sri Lanka
12 Genera  47 Species
Sudan
4 Genera  31 Species
Suriname
11 Genera  63 Species
Sweden
11 Genera  47 Species
Switzerland
8 Genera  32 Species
Syria
7 Genera  15 Species
Taiwan
20 Genera  159 Species
Tajikistan
6 Genera  22 Species
Tanzania
7 Genera  75 Species
Thailand
24 Genera  128 Species
Togo
5 Genera  35 Species
Tonga
2 Genera  2 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
7 Genera  19 Species
Tunisia
4 Genera  6 Species
Turkey
10 Genera  32 Species
Turkmenistan
5 Genera  12 Species
Uganda
6 Genera  61 Species
Ukraine
6 Genera  9 Species
United Arab Emirates
1 Genus  3 Species
United Kingdom
21 Genera  79 Species
Uruguay
6 Genera  18 Species
USA
25 Genera  201 Species
Uzbekistan
3 Genera  22 Species
Vanuatu
3 Genera  5 Species
Venezuela
13 Genera  86 Species
Vietnam
18 Genera  108 Species
Yemen
2 Genera  3 Species
Zambia
9 Genera  38 Species
Zimbabwe
7 Genera  30 Species


Distribution on islands
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Alor Archipelago
2 Genera  2 Species
Alor Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Anak Krakatau
1 Genus  2 Species
Anholt
1 Genus  1 Species
Bacan islands
5 Genera  12 Species
Barat Daya Islands
4 Genera  6 Species
Basse-Terre Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Dunk Island
5 Genera  6 Species
Flint Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Grande Comore
2 Genera  4 Species
Grande-Terre
1 Genus  1 Species
Isla Catalina
1 Genus  1 Species
Isla Santa Cruz
1 Genus  1 Species
Isla Verde
1 Genus  1 Species
Islands of Chile
7 Genera  14 Species
Kai Islands
6 Genera  7 Species
Ko Chang
1 Genus  1 Species
Ko Tarutao
1 Genus  1 Species
Kobroor
1 Genus  1 Species
Kodiak Island
1 Genus  3 Species
Krakatoa
2 Genera  3 Species
La Palma
2 Genera  3 Species
Langkawi
7 Genera  29 Species
Lord Howe Island
2 Genera  4 Species
Macaronesia
15 Genera  32 Species
Magnetic Island
5 Genera  7 Species
Mangole
1 Genus  1 Species
Moa Island
6 Genera  10 Species
Møn
2 Genera  8 Species
Nias Island
6 Genera  9 Species
Northern Isles
2 Genera  2 Species
Obi Islands
4 Genera  9 Species
Obira
3 Genera  7 Species
Orkney Islands
1 Genus  1 Species
Penguin Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Rügen
1 Genus  1 Species
Shetland Islands
1 Genus  1 Species
South Orkney Islands
1 Genus  1 Species
Southern Line Islands
1 Genus  1 Species
Store Færder
1 Genus  1 Species
Stradbroke Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Taliabu
1 Genus  1 Species
Tenerife
1 Genus  1 Species
Ternate
4 Genera  4 Species
Thursday Island
6 Genera  7 Species
Vancouver Island
2 Genera  5 Species
Watubela Archipelago
1 Genus  1 Species
Wellington
6 Genera  12 Species


Found in fossile formations


Papilionidae (Latreille 1802)
Papilionidae (Latreille 1802)


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