Directory of Papilioninae Resources

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Adult swallowtails are large, familiar butterflies of many species in the lepidopteran family Papilionidae. This relatively small, mostly tropical family contains about 500-600 known species of large, brightly colored, often sexually dimorphic, butterflies. The world’s largest butterflies are swallowtails.

Resources in This Category

• Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)

  http://www.vireos.com/aniseswallowtail.html
  Image of this species in Windy Hill Open Space Preserve, California.

• Batesian Mimicry in Papilio dardanus

  http://www.ucl.ac.uk/taxome/jim/Mim2/dardanus.html
  Photographs showing how this species mimics unpalatable butterfly species in the family Danaidae.

• Batesian Mimicry in Papilio memnon

  http://www.ucl.ac.uk/taxome/jim/Mim2/memnon.html
  Photographs showing how this species mimics unpalatable swallowtail species.

• Battus polydamas lucayus: Polydamas Swallowtail

  http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/bfly/polydamas.htm
  Photographs of this handsome butterfly and its larvae, its distribution, description and life cycle.

• Black Swallowtail Caterpillar: Papilio polyxenes

  http://www.uark.edu/ua/arthmuse/blswcat.html
  Photographs of these handsome caterpillars and information on the natural history of the species.

• Black Swallowtail: Papilio polyxenes

  http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Papilio-polyxenes
  Photographs, description, range, life history, food plants, habitat and status.

• Borneo Birdwing: Troides andromache

  http://www.arkive.org/borneo-birdwing/troides-andromache/
  Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

• Buru Opalescent Birdwing: Troides prattorum

  http://www.arkive.org/buru-opalescent-birdwing/troides-prattorum/
  Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)

  http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/insects/butrfly/fampap/pacaf.htm
  Describes physical characteristics, range, habitat, diet, and ecology of this species. Provides an image.

• Ceylon Birdwing: Troides darsius

  http://www.arkive.org/ceylon-birdwing/troides-darsius/
  Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

• Ceylon Rose: Atrophaneura jophon jophon

  http://www.arkive.org/ceylon-rose/atrophaneura-jophon-jophon/
  Information from ARKive on this extremely rare swallowtail butterfly.

• Chimaera Birdwing: Ornithoptera chimaera

  http://www.arkive.org/chimaera-birdwing/ornithoptera-chimaera/
  Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

• Eurytides marcellus: Zebra Swallowtail

  http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/bfly/zebra_swallowtail.htm
  Photographs of the life stages of this butterfly, its distribution, description and life cycle.

• Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)

  http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Papilio-cresphontes
  Identification tips, ecology, and life history. Provides photos and distribution map.

• Indra Swallowtail

  http://research.uvu.edu/whaley/
  An illustrated guide to geographic variation in this species and its larval host plants, by Dr. Wayne H. Whaley.

• Lime Swallowtail: Papilio demoleus

  http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/bfly/lime_swallowtail.htm
  Photographs of the life stages of this butterfly, its distribution, description and life cycle.

• Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

  http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/insects/butrfly/fampap/pamaf.htm
  Discusses physical characteristics, range, habitat, diet, and ecology of this species. Provides photo and references.

• Ornythion Swallowtail (Papilio ornythion)

  http://www.naba.org/images/papilionidae/papilioninae/papilio_ornythion/papilio_ornythion.html
  Photos of this species taken in Mexico.

• Papilio aristodemus ponceanus: Schaus Swallowtail

  http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/bfly/schaus_swallowtail.htm
  Photographs of this butterfly and its larvae, its distribution, description, life cycle and conservation status.

• Papilio cresphontes: Giant Swallowtail

  http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/citrus/giantswallowtail.htm
  Photographs of this large butterfly and its destructive larvae, its distribution, description, life cycle and control.

• Papilio glaucus: Tiger Swallowtail

  http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/bfly/tiger_swallowtail.htm
  Photographs of this handsome butterfly and its larvae, its distribution, description and life cycle.

• Papilio palamedes: Palamedes Swallowtail

  http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/bfly/palamedes_swallowtail.htm
  Photographs of the life stages of this butterfly, its distribution, description and life cycle.

• Papilio troilus: Spicebush Swallowtail

  http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/bfly/spicebush_swallowtail.htm
  Photographs of the life stages of this butterfly, its distribution, description and life cycle.

• Pink-spotted Swallowtail (Papilio pharnaces)

  http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Papilio-rogeri
  Fact sheet describes life history, physical traits, and ecology. Provides a photo and range map.

• Pipevine Swallowtail: Battus philenor

  http://fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/pipevine_swallowtail.htm
  Photographs and information on this butterfly, its eggs and larvae.

• Queen Alexandra's Birdwing

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Alexandra's_Birdwing
  Wikipedia article on the largest butterfly in the world, Ornithoptera alexandrae.

• Ruby-spotted Swallowtail (Papilio anchisiades)

  http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Papilio-anchisiades
  Fact sheet describes life history, physical traits, and ecology. Provides an image and distribution map.

• Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)

  http://www.vireos.com/spicebushswallowtail.html
  Photos of this species taken in Florida and Michigan.

• Troides darsius

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troides_darsius
  Wikipedia provides a photograph and information on this species of birdwing butterfly found in Sri Lanka.

• Two-Tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)

  http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/insects/butrfly/fampap/pamuf.htm
  Physical characteristics, habitat, diet, and ecology. Describes range and includes photo.

• Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)

  http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/insects/butrfly/fampap/paruf.htm
  Physical traits of caterpillar and adult, range, habitat, and ecology. Includes image.

• Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)

  http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Eurytides-marcellus
  Identification tips, life history, and ecology of this species. Includes photo and range map.

 

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