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(Redirected from Graphiini) Tribe of swallowtail butterflies

Leptocircini
Macleay's swallowtail (Graphium macleayanus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Subfamily: Papilioninae
Tribe: Leptocircini
Kirby, 1896
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Graphiini

Leptocircini is a tribe of swallowtail butterflies that includes the genera Eurytides (kite swallowtails), Graphium (swordtails), and Lamproptera (dragontails).

Taxonomy

The tribe consists of roughly 140 species in nine genera worldwide and one native North American species, Eurytides marcellus.

Genera

This tribe consists of the following genera:

Examples of butterflies from each genera

References

  • Scott, J. A. (1992). Butterflies of North America: A Natural History and Field Guide. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-2013-4
  • Tyler, H. A., Brown, K. S., Jr., & Wilson, K. H. (1994). Swallowtail Butterflies of the Americas: A Study in Biological Dynamics, Ecological Diversity, Biosystematics, and Conservation. Gainesville, Florida: Scientific Publishers. ISBN 0-945417-90-X
  • Lepidoptera and some other life forms, Protographium
  • Lepidoptera and some other life forms, Lamproptera
Taxon identifiers
Leptocircini


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