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Checklist for Tribe Papilionini Latreille, 1802 (Fluted Swallowtails)
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
707
11317
47199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
704
11307
47184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
673
11100
46296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
448
9313
40244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
77
2421
9866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2417
9861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
72
2404
9832
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
1591
6489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
1429
5251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
340
1039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
18
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
14
68
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePapilionini
Latreille, 1802
Fluted Swallowtails
3
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
3 Genera with 47 Species
Heraclides Hübner, 1777Giant swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 0Chilasa62SpeciesTaxom
Pterourus Scopoli, 1758Tiger swallowtails10SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
47 Species and 37 Subspecies
Heraclides (Heraclides) cresphontes (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Papilio cresphontes Cramer, 1777
Papilio (Eleppone) anactus MacLeay, 1827Dainty Swallowtail
Papilio (Eques) turnus (Linnaeus, 1771)⇒ Papilio glaucus Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio (Heraclides) aristodemus Esper, 1794Island Swallowtail
Papilio astyalus hippomedon C. & R. Felder, 1859
Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Papilio (Heraclides) thoas Linnaeus, 1771King page
Papilio (Papilio) brevicauda Saunders, 1869Short Tailed Swallowtail
Papilio brevicauda bretonensis McDunnough, 1939Short-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio brevicauda brevicauda Saunders, 1868Short-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio brevicauda gaspeensis McDunnough, 1934Gaspé Short-Tailed Swallowtail
Papilio (Papilio) indra Reakirt, 1866Cliff Swallowtail
Papilio indra fordi J. A. Comsto..., 1956Ford’S Swallowtail
Papilio indra martini J. Emmel & T..., 1966Indra Swallowtail
Papilio indra panamintensis J. Emmel, 1982Indra Swallowtail
Papilio indra parvindra J. Emmel, T...., 2008Indra Swallowtail
Papilio indra pergamus H. Edwards, 1874Indra Swallowtail
Papilio indra phyllisae J. Emmel, 1982Indra Swallowtail
Papilio indra shastensis J. Emmel & T..., 1998Indra Swallowtail
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Papilio machaon aliaska Scudder, 1869Alaskan Old World Swallowtail
Papilio machaon dodi (McDunnough, 1939)⇒ Papilio zelicaon Lucas, 1852
Papilio machaon hudsonianus A. Clark, 1932Hudsonian Old World Swallowtail
Papilio machaon oregonius W. H. Edwards, 1876Oregon Swallowtail
Papilio machaon pikei Sperling, 1987Old World Swallowtail
Papilio (Papilio) polyxenes Fabricius, 1775'Desert' Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes asterius (Stoll, 1782)⇒ Papilio polyxenes stabilis Rothschild &..., 1906
Papilio polyxenes mediocauda G.H.T. Eimer, 1895
Papilio polyxenes stabilis Rothschild &..., 1906Central American Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes zelicaon P.H. Lucas, 1852
Papilio (Papilio) zelicaon Lucas, 1852Anise Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) aegeus Donovan, 1805Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly
Papilio (Princeps) antimachus Drury, 1872African Giant Swallowtail
Papilio bromius bromius Chevrolat, 1836
Papilio (Princeps) cyproeofila Butler, 1868Common White-banded Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) canadensis (Rotschild & ..., 1906)⇒ Papilio glaucus Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio (Pterourus) eurymedon Lucas, 1852Pale Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758Canadian tiger swallowtail
Papilio glaucus canadensis Rothschild, 1906
Papilio glaucus glaucus Linnaeus, 1758Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) multicaudata Kirby, 1884Double Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853Western swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) troilus Linnaeus, 1758Blue swallowtail
Papilio troilus troilus Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio (Pterous) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio agamemnon aegisthus Linnaeus, 1763
Papilio anticostiensis (Strecker, 1873)⇒ Papilio brevicauda Saunders, 1869
Papilio arcturus arcturus Westwood, 1842Blue Peacock
Papilio bairdii (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Papilio zelicaon Lucas, 1852
Papilio bianor Cramer, 1777Chinese Peacock
Papilio capsus RIBBE, 1898
Papilio cleotas archytas Hopffer, 1866
Papilio eumea Cramer, 1777
Papilio glaucos canadiensis
Papilio jason ampyx (Fruhstorfer, 1907)⇒ Graphium doson Felder, 1864
Papilio marcellus (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Eurytides marcellus Cramer, 1777
Papilio menatius syndemis Tyler, Brown..., 1994
Papilio multicaudatus (Kirby, 1884)⇒ Papilio multicaudata Kirby, 1884
Papilio oregonia Edwards, 1876
Papilio rudkini (Comstock, 1935)⇒ Papilio polyxenes Fabricius, 1775
Papilio rumanzowius spinturnix (Fruhstorfer, 1909)⇒ Papilio rumanzovia Eschscholtz, 1821
Papilio sataspes ahasverus Staudinger, 1895
Papilio tydeus tydeus
Pterourus antinous E. Donovan, 1805
Pterourus canadensis (Rothschild &..., 1906)⇒ Papilio eurymedon Lucas, 1852
Pterourus eurymedon (Lucas, 1852)⇒ Pterourus antinous E. Donovan, 1805
Pterourus eurymedon albanus (cocklei J.D...., 1925)⇒ Pterourus antinous E. Donovan, 1805
Pterourus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Papilio glaucus Linnaeus, 1758
Pterourus glaucus rutulus P.H. Lucas, 1852
Pterourus rutulus Lucas, 1852Western Tiger Swallowtail
Pterourus troilus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Papilio troilus Linnaeus, 1758
Pterourus troilus texanus G.A. Ehrmann, 1900
Pterourus troilus troilus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pterourus troilus texanus G.A. Ehrmann, 1900


Links, sources and further information
Papilionini at itis.gov