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Here you can find helpful information about butterflies!
- pictures and photos
- explicit characterization of species
- distribution
- family tree data
- protection provisions (e.g. CITES, EU)
- synonyms
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THE MOST IMPORTANT GENERA OF THIS HOMEPAGE
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Let impress you by elegancy and foreignness of the big, tropical butterflies with their wonderful colours. Some of these butterflies will take your breath away.
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Papilio mechowi
Papilio mechowi is a butterfly from Afrotropic ecozone (Africa). The first description was in 1881 by Dewitz. The wingspan is about 10 – 11 cm. This butterfly is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The basic colour of Papilio mechowi is dark-brown. Yellow spots and bands dominate the wings.
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Papilio menestheus (Western Emperor Swallowtail)
Papilio menestheus, also called Western Emperor Swallowtail is a butterfly from Afrotropic ecozone (Africa). The first description was in 1773 by Drury. The wingspan is about 11 – 13 cm. Papilio menestheus is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The basic colour of this butterfly is brown. Yellow spots and bands dominate the wings.
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Papilio microps
Papilio microps is a butterfly from Afrotropic ecozone (Africa). The first description was in 1951 by Storace. The wingspan is about 8 – 9 cm. This butterfly is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The basic colour of Papilio microps is black. Green spots and bands dominate the wings.
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- Ornithoptera alexandrae (Queen Alexandra's Birdwing)
- Charaxes brutus
- Morpho rhetenor (Blue Morpho)
- Morpho cypris
- Ornithoptera victoriae (Queen Victoria's Birdwing, Viktoria Vogelschwingenfalter)
- Papilio pericles
- Papilo bianor
- Papilio lorquinianus (Sea Green Swallowtail)
- Papilio chikae (Luzon Peacock Swallowtail)
- Papilio dardanus (African Swallowtail)
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The genus PAPILIO contain about 200 species and it is the biggest group of PAPILIONIDAE. PAPILIO butterflies (Swallowtails) lives on each continent without Antarctic. The biggest biodiversity is in tropical areas. Feedplants are members of family LAURACEAE, RUTACEAE and UMBELLIFERAE.
GENUS PAPILIO...
The genus ATROPHANEURA was described in 1865 by Reakirt. It contains at present about 29 species. ATROPHANEURA butterflies are from Asia and Australia. These species are in all development stages uneatable, because the larvae life on toxic plants and accumulate the poison in body.They are also called Batwings or Windmills.
GENUS ATROPHANEURA...
This genus contain about 70 species and it is a big group of NYMPHALIDAE. MORPHO butterflies are from South America (NEOTROPIC). This butterflies have flouresce blue on there wings. This optical phenominon based on refraction and interference.
GENUS MORPHO...
The genus ORNITHOPTERA was described in 1832 by Boisduval. It contains at present about 13 species. The genus ORNITHOPTERA is a small group of PAPILIONIDAE. ORNITHOPTERA butterflies are from AUSTRALASIA-INDOMALAYA.
The biggest butterfly on earth is a member of this genus. These butterflies are green, blue, red and gold.
All of them are also called birdwing-butterflies. Birdwings are wonders of nature and we have to protect them.
GENUS ORNITHOPTERA...
The genus TROIDES was described in 1819 by Hübner. It contains at present about 20 species. The genus TROIDES is a small group of PAPILIONIDAE. TROIDES butterflies are from AUSTRALASIA-INDOMALAYA.
These butterflies are black and gold.
All of them are also called birdwing-butterflies. Birdwings are wonders of nature and we have to protect them.
GENUS TROIDES...
