| Papilio euchenor | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. euchenor |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio euchenor Guérin-Ménéville, 1829 | |
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Papilio euchenor is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. [1]
This species can be found at Papua New Guinea, Celebes, Sumatra, Bismarck Archipelago and various surrounding islands. [2] [3]
Subspecies include: [3]
The wingspan of Papilio euchenor can reach 100–130 mm. These large butterflies have black forewings, with a wide band of mellow yellow patches with black veins and a row of three small yellow spots near to the apex. Also the hind wings are black. They show a large mellow yellow basal area. The margins of the hindwings are ridged and without any tails. The underside of the wings is quite similar to the upside, but in the edge of the hindwings of some subspecies there are a few orange and blue markings. The body of these butterflies is black on the back, while the underside is yellow. There are no differences in the pattern between males and females. This species is rather similar to Papilio aegeus . [2]
The larvae feed on Evodia and possibly also Citrus species. [3]
Papilio palinurus, the emerald swallowtail, emerald peacock, or green-banded peacock, is a butterfly of the genus Papilio of the family Papilionidae. It is native to Southeast Asia, but is regularly kept in butterfly houses around the world.
Papilio paris, the Paris peacock(Myanmar name: ဒေါင်းစိမ်းလိပ်ပြာ), is a species of swallowtail butterfly found in the Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia.
Papilio nephelus is a species of swallowtail butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. Subspecies include P. n. chaon, the yellow Helen, and P. n. sunatus, the black and white Helen.
Troides helena, the common birdwing, is a butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. It is often found in the wildlife trade due to its popularity with butterfly collectors. The butterfly has seventeen subspecies.
Graphium eurypylus, the great jay or pale green triangle, is a species of tropical butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae.
Papilio aegeus, the orchard swallowtail butterfly or large citrus butterfly is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae, that is found in eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Papilio demolion, the banded swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae.
Papilio ulysses, the Ulysses butterfly or the blue mountain swallowtail butterfly, , is a large swallowtail butterfly of Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Its size varies depending on subspecies, but the wingspan is about 10.5 cm (4.1 in) in Queensland.
Parides burchellanus is a species of swallowtail butterfly. It is endemic to Brazil.
Parides pizarro is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru.
Parides childrenae, the green-celled cattleheart, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in southern North America and northern South America.
Battus polydamas antiquus is an extinct subspecies of the Polydamas swallowtail within the butterfly family Papilionidae. It is only known by a drawing from 1770 by British entomologist Dru Drury. It was endemic to Antigua.
Papilio echerioides, the white-banded swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Papilio phorcas, the apple-green swallowtail or green-banded swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa.
Papilio mechowi is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae found in Africa.
Papilio zagreus is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in South America, including Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and western Brazil.
Parides photinus, the pink-spotted cattleheart, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It was first described by Edward Doubleday in 1844.
Pachliopta polydorus, the red-bodied swallowtail, is a butterfly from the family Papilionidae found in north-eastern Queensland, Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Battus devilliersii is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae that is found in Cuba and the Bahamas.
Parides phaleucas is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1869. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
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