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Subfamily BARONIINAE

Subfamily BARONIINAE contains only one tribe. Furthermore the tribe contains one genus and the genus combine with the specific name accuratly defined any species.

The species Baronia brevicornis Salvin, 1893 from Central America is the one and only member of this subfamily. Baronia brevicornis is a very primitive butterfly and is deemed to be an archetypal of a PAPILIONIDAE.

 

• Tribe: BARONIA
  
          Genus: Baronia

 

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Subfamily PAPILIONINAE

Subfamily PAPILIONINAE contains three tribes. Furthermore the tribes contains the genus and the genus combine with the specific name accuratly defined any species.

The largest butterflies on earth (e.g. Birdwing butterflies and Swallowtails) are member of this subfamiy. Many of this species have tails on there backwings. Because of the scale and colourfulness the PAPILIONINAE are the eye-catching butterflies on earth.

 

• Tribe: LEPTOCIRCINI
  
          Genus: Eurytides
  
          Genus: Graphium
  
          Genus: Iphiclides
  
          Genus: Lamproptera
  
          Genus: Meandrusa
  
          Genus: Neographium
  
          Genus: Protographium
  
          Genus: Teinopalpus
  
  
  
• Tribe: PAPILIONINI
  
          Genus: Papilio
  
  
  

• Tribe: TROIDINI
  
          Genus: Atrophaneura
  
          Genus: Cressida
  
          Genus: Pharmacophagus
  
          Genus: Troides
  
  
          Subtribe: BATTINA
  
                   Genus: Battus
  
  
          Subtribe: TROIDINA
  
                   Genus: Euryades
  
                   Genus: Parides
  
  
  

 

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Subfamily PARNASSIINAE

Subfamily PARNASSIINAE contains two tribes. Furthermore the tribes contains the genus and the genus combine with the specific name accuratly defined any species.

Common butterflies like Apollo or Festoon are members of PARNASSIINAE. These species are in all development stages uneatable, because the larvae  life on toxic plants and accumulate the poison in body.
Typical notes of members of PARNASSIINAE are rounded wings and little tails on bachwings.

 

• Tribe: PARNASSIINI
  
          Genus: Archon
  
          Genus: Hypermnestra
  
          Genus: Parnassius
  
         
• Tribe: ZERYNTHINI
  
          Genus: Allancastria
  
          Genus: Buthanitis
  
          Genus: Luehdorfia
  
          Genus: Sericinus
  
          Genus: Zerynthia (Parnalius)

 

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