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Subgenus

Pterourus (Tiger swallowtails and allies)

Papilio eurymedon. Photo: (c) guyincognito, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Papilio is a genus in the swallowtail butterfly family, Papilionidae, as well as the only representative of the tribe Papilionini. The word papilio is Latin for butterfly.

— Wikipedia

  • Humboldt Life
    • Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
      • Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
        • Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
          • Class: Insecta (Insects)
            • Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
              • Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
                • Superfamily: Papilionoidea (Butterflies)
                  • Family: Papilionidae (Swallowtails and parnassians)
                    • Subfamily: Papilioninae (Swallowtails)
                      • Tribe: Papilionini (Fluted swallowtails)
                        • Genus: Papilio (Common swallowtails)
                          • Subgenus: Pterourus (Tiger swallowtails and allies)
                            • Species: Papilio rutulus (Western tiger swallowtail)
                            • Species: Papilio eurymedon (Pale swallowtail)
                            • Species: Papilio multicaudata (Two-tailed swallowtail)

Subtaxa

Species: Papilio rutulus (Western tiger swallowtail)

Species: Papilio eurymedon (Pale swallowtail)

Species: Papilio multicaudata (Two-tailed swallowtail)

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