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TAXSYNDISISLFRMPIC
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Pterourus Scopoli, 1777
is a synonym of Genus Papilio Linnaeus, 1758
This may be an outdated term
The Taxom listed here as synonyme is shown below

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
TribePapilionini
Latreille, 1802
Fluted Swallowtails		7
6398		Genera
Species
GenusPterourus
Scopoli, 1777
Tiger swallowtails		168Species
Subnodes of Pterourus Scopoli, 1777
SpeciesPterourus albanus C. Felder & R. Felder, 1864  ⇒ Pterourus antinous
SpeciesPterourus alexiares Rothschild & Jordan, 1906
2Subspecies
SpeciesPterourus antinous E. Donovan, 1805
SpeciesPterourus appalachiensis Pavulaan & D. Wright, 2002  ⇒ Papilio (Pterourus) appalachiensis
Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail
SpeciesPterourus ascolius Godman & Salvin, 1890
4Subspecies
SpeciesPterourus bachus C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865
2Subspecies
SpeciesPterourus birchallii Brown & Wilson, 1994  ⇒ Papilio birchallii
4Subspecies
SpeciesPterourus bryki
SpeciesPterourus cacicus Lucas, 1852  ⇒ Papilio caiguanabus
9Subspecies
SpeciesPterourus canadensis Rothschild & Jordan, 1906  ⇒ Papilio (Pterourus) eurymedon
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
SpeciesPterourus cleotas G. Gray, 1832
SpeciesPterourus coroebus A. Butler, 1872  ⇒ Papilio menatius
4Subspecies
SpeciesPterourus diaphora O. Staudinger, 1891
SpeciesPterourus eburneus A.H. Fassl, 1912  ⇒ Pterourus euterpinus
SpeciesPterourus esperanza Beutelspacher, 1975
Esperanza Swallowtail
SpeciesPterourus eurymedon Lucas, 1852  ⇒ Pterourus antinous
Pale Tiger Swallowtail		2Subspecies
SpeciesPterourus euterpinus Salvin & Godman, 1868
1Subspecies
SpeciesPterourus garamas Geyer, 1829  ⇒ Papilio (Pterourus) garamas
Magnificent Swallowtail		13Subspecies
SpeciesPterourus glaucus Linnaeus, 1758  ⇒ Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Tiger Swallowtail		9Subspecies
SpeciesPterourus hellanichus Hewitson, 1868
SpeciesPterourus homerus Fabricius, 1793
Homerus Swallowtail
SpeciesPterourus laetitia
SpeciesPterourus lemoulti Rousseau-Decelle, 1933
SpeciesPterourus lewisii W.F. Kirby, 1884  ⇒ Pterourus antinous
SpeciesPterourus menatius Hübner, 1819  ⇒ Papilio menatius
25Subspecies
SpeciesPterourus multicaudata Austin & J. Emmel, 1998
4Subspecies
SpeciesPterourus multicaudatus Pyle, 1981
SpeciesPterourus nesrinae
SpeciesPterourus neyi Möhn, 2001  ⇒ Papilio neyi
4Subspecies
SpeciesPterourus palamedes Drury, 1773
4Subspecies
SpeciesPterourus pilumnus Boisduval, 1836  ⇒ Papilio (Sinoprinceps) xuthus
Three-tailed Tiger Swallowtail
SpeciesPterourus rutulus Lucas, 1852
Western Tiger Swallowtail
SpeciesPterourus scamander Röber, 1925  ⇒ Papilio schmeltzi
9Subspecies
SpeciesPterourus takanoi K. Okano, 1986  ⇒ Pterourus homerus
SpeciesPterourus troilus Linnaeus, 1758  ⇒ Papilio (Pterourus) troilus
Spicebush Swallowtail		10Subspecies
SpeciesPterourus victorinus E. Doubleday, 1844
Victorine Swallowtail		2Subspecies
SpeciesPterourus warscewiczii Oberthür, 1881
4Subspecies
SpeciesPterourus xanthopleura Salvin & Godman, 1868  ⇒ Papilio xanthopleura
SpeciesPterourus zagreus Doubleday, 1847  ⇒ Papilio ascolius
17Subspecies

Synonyms
Caudati (G. Koch, 1860)
Euphoeades (J. Hübner, 1819)
Jasoniades (J. Hübner, 1819)
Motasiona (E.V. Niculescu, 1979)
Pyrrhosticta (A.G. Butler, 1872)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Pterourus
EnglishTiger swallowtails


Distribution of Pterourus Scopoli, 1777
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela


Ecozone
Mountains


Links, sources and further information
Pterourus at gbif.org
Pterourus at irmng.org