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Taxonomy of Subfamily Papilioninae Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails


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
SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails		42
10459		Genera
Species
Subnodes of Papilioninae Latreille, 1802
TribeGraphiini
Ford, 1945  ⇒ Leptocircini
0
0		Genera
Species
TribeLeptocercini
0
0		Genera
Species
TribeLeptocircini
Kirby, 1896
Jays, Kite Swallowtails, Swordtails		10
1751		Genera
Species
TribePapilionini
Latreille, 1802
Fluted Swallowtails		7
6398		Genera
Species
TribeTeinopalpini
Grote, 1899
1
25		Genus
Species
TribeTriodini
0
0		Genera
Species
TribeTroidini
Talbot, 1939
Aristolochia Swallowtails, Birdwings, Cattlehearts		16
2220		Genera
Species
GenusAgehana
Matsumura, 1936  ⇒ Papilio
3Species
GenusArmandia
Blanchard, 1871
7Species
GenusParadulcedo
Brown, 1943  ⇒ Pseudohaetera
1Species
GenusParanticopsis
Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1887  ⇒ Graphium
11Species
GenusPathysa
Reakirt, 1865  ⇒ Graphium
37Species
GenusPolydorus
Swainson, 1833  ⇒ Losaria
1Species
GenusPterouros
3Species
GenusThaites ♰
Scudder, 1875
2Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Papilioninae
GermanEigentliche Ritterfalter, Schwalbenschwänze
EnglishSwallowtails
DanishSvalehaler
SwedishSvalstjärtar
FinnishRitariperhoset


Distribution and Species lists of Papilioninae Latreille, 1802
#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVYZ
Afghanistan
3 Genera  6 SpeciesAlbania
3 Genera  4 SpeciesAlgeria
3 Genera  10 SpeciesAndorra
3 Genera  8 SpeciesAngola
6 Genera  64 SpeciesArgentina
15 Genera  112 SpeciesArmenia
5 Genera  18 SpeciesAustralia
18 Genera  122 SpeciesAustria
7 Genera  13 SpeciesAzerbaijan
3 Genera  4 SpeciesBahamas
7 Genera  23 SpeciesBahrain
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBangladesh
10 Genera  50 SpeciesBarbados
7 Genera  13 SpeciesBelarus
2 Genera  2 SpeciesBelgium
6 Genera  10 SpeciesBelize
10 Genera  53 SpeciesBenin
4 Genera  25 SpeciesBhutan
10 Genera  54 SpeciesBolivia
13 Genera  130 SpeciesBosnia and Herzegovina
3 Genera  4 SpeciesBotswana
4 Genera  14 SpeciesBrazil
19 Genera  305 SpeciesBrunei
10 Genera  25 SpeciesBulgaria
3 Genera  3 SpeciesBurkina Faso
5 Genera  13 SpeciesBurundi
3 Genera  28 SpeciesCambodia
8 Genera  39 SpeciesCameroon
6 Genera  72 SpeciesCanada
14 Genera  68 SpeciesCape Verde
7 Genera  17 SpeciesCentral African Republic
3 Genera  57 SpeciesChad
2 Genera  11 SpeciesChile
8 Genera  12 SpeciesChina
19 Genera  188 SpeciesColombia
17 Genera  199 SpeciesComoros
3 Genera  9 SpeciesCosta Rica
15 Genera  140 SpeciesCroatia
4 Genera  6 SpeciesCuba
13 Genera  73 SpeciesCyprus
1 Genus  1 SpeciesCzech Republic
4 Genera  6 SpeciesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
7 Genera  94 SpeciesDenmark
3 Genera  5 SpeciesDominica
4 Genera  7 SpeciesDominican Republic
8 Genera  16 SpeciesEast Timor
4 Genera  12 SpeciesEcuador
14 Genera  130 SpeciesEgypt
1 Genus  3 SpeciesEl Salvador
10 Genera  33 SpeciesEquatorial Guinea
4 Genera  34 SpeciesEritrea
1 Genus  3 SpeciesEstonia
5 Genera  8 SpeciesEthiopia
4 Genera  27 SpeciesFiji
3 Genera  8 SpeciesFinland
5 Genera  10 SpeciesFrance
16 Genera  112 SpeciesGabon
3 Genera  43 SpeciesGambia
7 Genera  16 SpeciesGeorgia
9 Genera  25 SpeciesGermany
10 Genera  35 SpeciesGhana
4 Genera  45 SpeciesGreece
9 Genera  21 SpeciesGrenada
1 Genus  2 SpeciesGuatemala
10 Genera  67 SpeciesGuinea
5 Genera  40 SpeciesGuinea-Bissau
4 Genera  12 SpeciesGuyana
9 Genera  54 SpeciesHaiti
7 Genera  19 SpeciesHonduras
12 Genera  98 SpeciesHungary
3 Genera  5 SpeciesIceland
8 Genera  25 SpeciesIndia
21 Genera  238 SpeciesIndonesia
19 Genera  310 SpeciesIran
10 Genera  31 SpeciesIraq
2 Genera  3 SpeciesIreland
4 Genera  7 SpeciesIsrael
2 Genera  5 SpeciesItaly
6 Genera  24 SpeciesIvory Coast
4 Genera  38 SpeciesJamaica
11 Genera  40 SpeciesJapan
15 Genera  85 SpeciesJordan
1 Genus  3 SpeciesKazakhstan
2 Genera  3 SpeciesKenya
7 Genera  67 SpeciesKuwait
1 Genus  1 SpeciesKyrgyzstan
1 Genus  1 SpeciesLaos
13 Genera  75 SpeciesLatvia
4 Genera  6 SpeciesLebanon
3 Genera  6 SpeciesLesotho
3 Genera  4 SpeciesLiberia
8 Genera  49 SpeciesLibya
1 Genus  1 SpeciesLiechtenstein
2 Genera  2 SpeciesLithuania
2 Genera  2 SpeciesLuxembourg
3 Genera  4 SpeciesMadagascar
9 Genera  44 SpeciesMalawi
5 Genera  41 SpeciesMalaysia
15 Genera  124 SpeciesMaldives
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMali
2 Genera  7 SpeciesMalta
4 Genera  11 SpeciesMarshall Islands
2 Genera  2 SpeciesMauritania
1 Genus  3 SpeciesMauritius
4 Genera  12 SpeciesMexico
16 Genera  185 SpeciesMicronesia
6 Genera  21 SpeciesMoldova
2 Genera  2 SpeciesMonaco
2 Genera  2 SpeciesMongolia
3 Genera  6 SpeciesMontenegro
3 Genera  4 SpeciesMorocco
3 Genera  7 SpeciesMozambique
9 Genera  34 SpeciesMyanmar
16 Genera  105 SpeciesNamibia
7 Genera  17 SpeciesNepal
13 Genera  70 SpeciesNetherlands
11 Genera  33 SpeciesNew Zealand
5 Genera  16 SpeciesNicaragua
13 Genera  59 SpeciesNiger
2 Genera  13 SpeciesNigeria
4 Genera  57 SpeciesNorth Korea
4 Genera  9 SpeciesNorway
7 Genera  14 SpeciesOman
2 Genera  6 SpeciesPakistan
6 Genera  26 SpeciesPalau
6 Genera  15 SpeciesPalestine
1 Genus  3 SpeciesPanama
15 Genera  110 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
13 Genera  102 SpeciesParaguay
10 Genera  50 SpeciesPeru
14 Genera  187 SpeciesPhilippines
13 Genera  140 SpeciesPoland
3 Genera  6 SpeciesPortugal
7 Genera  15 SpeciesQatar
1 Genus  1 SpeciesRepublic of the Congo
3 Genera  55 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
10 Genera  64 SpeciesRomania
2 Genera  3 SpeciesRussia
10 Genera  38 SpeciesRwanda
3 Genera  26 SpeciesSaint Kitts and Nevis
2 Genera  2 SpeciesSaint Lucia
4 Genera  12 SpeciesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
2 Genera  2 SpeciesSamoa
2 Genera  2 SpeciesSan Marino
3 Genera  3 SpeciesSão Tomé and Príncipe
3 Genera  10 SpeciesSaudi Arabia
1 Genus  4 SpeciesSenegal
8 Genera  21 SpeciesSerbia
4 Genera  5 SpeciesSeychelles
2 Genera  6 SpeciesSierra Leone
4 Genera  40 SpeciesSingapore
10 Genera  39 SpeciesSlovakia
2 Genera  4 SpeciesSlovenia
3 Genera  3 SpeciesSolomon Islands
14 Genera  64 SpeciesSomalia
3 Genera  10 SpeciesSomaliland
2 Genera  5 SpeciesSouth Korea
6 Genera  20 SpeciesSouth Sudan
3 Genera  27 SpeciesSpain
11 Genera  47 SpeciesSri Lanka
11 Genera  44 SpeciesSudan
4 Genera  31 SpeciesSuriname
11 Genera  63 SpeciesSweden
14 Genera  64 SpeciesSwitzerland
6 Genera  20 SpeciesSyria
3 Genera  4 SpeciesTaiwan
14 Genera  149 SpeciesTajikistan
3 Genera  3 SpeciesTanzania
7 Genera  76 SpeciesThailand
17 Genera  118 SpeciesTogo
5 Genera  35 SpeciesTonga
1 Genus  1 SpeciesTrinidad and Tobago
7 Genera  20 SpeciesTunisia
3 Genera  5 SpeciesTurkey
5 Genera  15 SpeciesTurkmenistan
3 Genera  4 SpeciesUganda
5 Genera  59 SpeciesUkraine
4 Genera  4 SpeciesUnited Arab Emirates
1 Genus  3 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
14 Genera  69 SpeciesUruguay
6 Genera  18 SpeciesUSA
20 Genera  197 SpeciesUzbekistan
1 Genus  3 SpeciesVanuatu
2 Genera  4 SpeciesVenezuela
11 Genera  85 SpeciesVietnam
17 Genera  105 SpeciesYemen
2 Genera  3 SpeciesZambia
8 Genera  37 SpeciesZimbabwe
6 Genera  28 Species


Distribution on islands
#ABCDFGIKLMNOPRSTVW
Admiralty Island
2 Genera  2 SpeciesAlor Archipelago
3 Genera  4 SpeciesAlor Island
3 Genera  3 SpeciesAnak Krakatau
1 Genus  2 SpeciesAnholt
1 Genus  1 SpeciesAzores
3 Genera  3 SpeciesBacan islands
6 Genera  23 SpeciesBanks Island
2 Genera  3 SpeciesBarat Daya Islands
5 Genera  8 SpeciesBasse-Terre Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBathurst Island
3 Genera  3 SpeciesBrønnøya
1 Genus  1 SpeciesCaroline Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesClarión Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesDanish Wadden Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesDunk Island
5 Genera  6 SpeciesFårö (Denmark)
1 Genus  1 SpeciesGrande Comore
2 Genera  4 SpeciesGrande-Terre
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Catalina
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Verde
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIslands of Chile
5 Genera  11 SpeciesKai Islands
6 Genera  8 SpeciesKo Chang
1 Genus  1 SpeciesKo Tarutao
1 Genus  1 SpeciesKrakatoa
2 Genera  3 SpeciesLa Palma
1 Genus  2 SpeciesLangkawi
7 Genera  30 SpeciesLivingston Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesLord Howe Island
2 Genera  4 SpeciesMacaronesia
11 Genera  31 SpeciesMagnetic Island
5 Genera  7 SpeciesMangole
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMoa Island
6 Genera  12 SpeciesMøn
1 Genus  1 SpeciesNias Island
7 Genera  10 SpeciesNorthern Isles
2 Genera  3 SpeciesObi Islands
4 Genera  10 SpeciesObira
4 Genera  8 SpeciesOrkney Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesPenguin Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesPine Island
2 Genera  2 SpeciesPrince of Wales Island (Alaska)
1 Genus  1 SpeciesPrince of Wales Island (Queensland)
4 Genera  6 SpeciesRügen
1 Genus  1 SpeciesRømø
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanta Catalina Island
2 Genera  3 SpeciesSanta Catalina Island (California)
2 Genera  2 SpeciesSanta Cruz Island
1 Genus  2 SpeciesSanta Cruz Island (California)
1 Genus  3 SpeciesSanta Rosa Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanta Rosa Island (California)
1 Genus  1 SpeciesShetland Islands
2 Genera  2 SpeciesShetland Mainland
2 Genera  2 SpeciesSmith Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSouth Orkney Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSouth Shetland Islands
2 Genera  3 SpeciesSouthern Line Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesStore Færder
1 Genus  1 SpeciesStradbroke Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesTaliabu
1 Genus  1 SpeciesTenerife
1 Genus  1 SpeciesTernate
4 Genera  4 SpeciesThursday Island
5 Genera  6 SpeciesVancouver Island
3 Genera  9 SpeciesWatubela Archipelago
1 Genus  1 SpeciesWellington
4 Genera  10 Species


Found in fossile formations
Green River Formation
3 Genera  4 SpeciesRott Formation
1 Genus  1 Species


Links, sources and further information
Papilioninae at artfakta.se
Papilioninae at dyntaxa.se
Papilioninae at itis.gov